Poll finds most Americans oppose Trump family’s crypto profits

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A majority of Americans say President Donald Trump and his family crossed an ethical line by profiting from cryptocurrency since he returned to the White House. That’s the headline finding from a new Reuters/Ipsos poll that lands as Congress debates whether to restrict the president’s crypto ventures by law.

The survey found 63 percent of respondents considered it inappropriate for the Trump family to have profited from crypto the way they have, while 32 percent called it appropriate. A larger share, 69 percent, said they believe the president’s private business interests are shaping his decisions in office. That group included two-thirds of independents and nine in 10 Democrats.

Republicans split on whether business interests sway Trump

The most striking number cut across party lines. Roughly half of Trump’s fellow Republicans said they think he lets his business interests influence his decisions, an uncomfortable result for a president who campaigned on draining the swamp.

Still, about seven in 10 Republicans said the family’s crypto dealings were appropriate. The online poll surveyed 1,166 U.S. adults from Aug. 14 to 17 and carried a margin of error of 3 percentage points.