🖼️ THE GRIFT GALLERY
A Retrospective Exhibition of Presidential Self-Enrichment
Curated by the Deep State Club · Admission: Your Outrage
1. $TRUMP MEME COIN Est. Take: $320M+ in fees and counting
Launched at midnight on January 17, 2025 — three days before his inauguration. A Trump-controlled company holds 80% of the supply. Every time anyone buys or sells, Trump pockets a transaction fee. Retail investors who bought at the peak lost billions. Trump made money on every single trade regardless of direction. The coin briefly hit a $14.5 billion market cap before collapsing over 90%. At a private Mar-a-Lago dinner for the top 220 holders — admission price: buy enough coins — Trump addressed the faithful while his own company was quietly dumping. The SEC, freshly defanged, looked the other way.
2. WORLD LIBERTY FINANCIAL (WLFI) Est. Take: $57M+ disclosed, billions in unrealized holdings
Trump and his three sons co-founded this DeFi crypto platform weeks before the 2024 election. UAE investment fund MGX put in $2 billion. Foreign governments and state-linked entities invested, apparently hoping to buy influence with the incoming president. Trump’s family company DT Marks DEFI LLC collected fees on every governance token sold. A House Judiciary Committee report called it “the world’s most corrupt crypto startup operation.” The Trump administration subsequently dropped or halted federal investigations against at least eight crypto firms that had invested in or donated to Trump ventures. Regulation is for other people.
3. THE QATAR JET — $400 MILLION BOEING 747 Est. Value: $400M · Classification: Unprecedented Foreign Bribe
The most expensive foreign gift in American history, from the Qatari royal family — a luxury 747 jumbo jet intended to serve as Air Force One for the remainder of Trump’s term, then transfer to his presidential foundation so he can use it as a private citizen after leaving office. Even MAGA commentators balked. Ben Shapiro said it openly: “A $400 million plane is not a gift. It’s a bribe.” Laura Loomer, who says she’d “take a bullet for Trump,” called it “a stain.” The Emoluments Clause of the Constitution explicitly bans this. Trump’s lawyers declared it legal anyway. Congress did nothing.
4. JARED KUSHNER / SAUDI ARABIA — $2 BILLION Est. Annual Management Fee: $20M+
Six months after leaving the White House as Trump’s senior advisor, Jared Kushner received a $2 billion investment from the Saudi sovereign wealth fund for his newly formed private equity firm, Affinity Partners — despite the fund’s own advisors recommending against it due to Kushner’s lack of experience. A 1% management fee on $2 billion generates $20 million per year, every year, simply for existing. The Saudis got a direct line to the son-in-law who returned to the White House in 2025. The investment was made. The access was delivered.
5. 3,700 STOCK TRADES IN Q1 2026 Est. Value: $220M–$750M in 90 days
Trump’s Q1 2026 financial disclosure revealed 3,711 securities transactions — roughly 40 trades per day, every business day — in companies that have active dealings with his administration. The trades are reported in broad valuation bands rather than precise figures, making accountability nearly impossible. At the midpoint estimate, roughly $475 million moved through his portfolio in 90 days. No charges. No investigation. Meanwhile, Trump was simultaneously making tariff announcements, trade policy decisions, and interest rate demands that moved the exact markets he was trading. The word for this used to be insider trading.
6. MAR-A-LAGO MEMBERSHIP FEES Est. Take: $175M+ (inflated by presidency)
Mar-a-Lago’s membership fee doubled to $200,000 after Trump took office in 2017. The club hauls in over $50 million annually. Foreign governments, lobbyists, corporations seeking federal contracts, and foreign dignitaries all became members or hosted events there — paying directly into Trump’s pocket for proximity to power. Trump conducted national security business poolside in front of paying members. He hosted foreign leaders. He ran the presidency from a club whose members paid to be there. A Princeton analysis estimated the presidency added at least $125 million in extra Mar-a-Lago income above what the club would have generated otherwise.
7. NFT TRADING CARD COLLECTIONS (SERIES 1–5) Est. Take: $25M+ across all series
Starting in December 2022, Trump rolled out at least five successive NFT “Digital Trading Card” collections — himself as a superhero, astronaut, cowboy, wrestler, and wizard — at $99 each. Each collection sold out. Each collection subsequently collapsed in value while Trump pocketed the proceeds. The Mugshot Edition required buyers to purchase 47 cards ($4,653) for a dinner invitation at Mar-a-Lago. The Series 4 collection featured a piece of the suit he wore at the Biden debate as a prize. Retail buyers lost significant value on every series. Trump did not.
8. $MELANIA MEME COIN Est. Take: $100M+ (insiders cashed out before launch)
Launched on January 19, 2025 — the night before inauguration — by the First Lady. The Financial Times traced 24 anonymous wallets that bought $2.6 million worth of tokens two and a half minutes before the public announcement. Those wallets cashed out $99.6 million as the coin peaked. The coin has since lost 96% of its value from its inauguration-day high of $13.70. Melania’s own team continued dumping holdings throughout 2025 and 2026, selling into spikes in what analysts described as a methodical liquidation strategy. The people who bought it in good faith are holding near-worthless tokens.
9. TRUMP MOBILE T1 PHONE — $499 Est. Take: $59M in pre-orders · Status: MAGA Vaporware
Announced in summer 2025 as a “patriotic” American-made alternative to Apple and Samsung — a gold Android retailing for $499, with a “$47 Plan” monthly service at $47.45. Claimed to be made in the USA. Pre-orders reportedly topped 600,000. Delivery dates were pushed from November 2025 to December, to Q1 2026, to never. The terms of service were quietly updated to say pre-orders “do not guarantee that a device will be produced or made available for purchase.” When the phone finally shipped in May 2026, it bore a striking resemblance to a Chinese handset that retails for under $200 at Walmart. The “made in USA” claim had been replaced with “designed with American values in mind.”
10. THE GREENWOOD BIBLE Est. Take: $1.3M disclosed
Launched in March 2024 — during Holy Week — at $59.99 a copy, branded as the “God Bless the USA Bible,” combining the King James Bible with the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, and the Pledge of Allegiance. Trump earned over $1.3 million in royalties. The announcement came the same week he needed to post a $175 million bond in his civil fraud case. No one in the evangelical community seemed to notice, or mind, that the man selling them God’s word had been found liable for sexual abuse, had paid $130,000 to a porn star to stay quiet, and described being able to grab women without consent. It sold extremely well.
11. TRUMP WATCHES Est. Take: $2.8M disclosed · Top item: $100,000 diamond tourbillon
A line of branded timepieces ranging from affordable to absurd, culminating in a gold, diamond-encrusted tourbillon watch priced at $100,000. Released during the fall 2024 campaign at the same time Trump was warning about the collapse of the American middle class. His wife was publicly noting that Americans couldn’t afford household necessities. The watches made $2.8 million in royalties in 2024 alone, per financial disclosure. The $100,000 model remains available.
12. TRUMP SNEAKERS & FRAGRANCES Est. Take: $2.5M disclosed
The “Never Surrender High-Tops” — gold high-top sneakers retailing for $399, unveiled at Sneaker Con in Philadelphia in February 2024 — became an immediate symbol. Released while Trump was facing criminal trial. The crowd at Sneaker Con went wild. The sneakers sold out. Trump also markets fragrances including “Fight Fight Fight” cologne, reportedly inspired by his post-assassination-attempt fist pump. Together, shoes and scent earned $2.5 million in disclosed royalties.
13. TRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GROUP (DJT STOCK) Est. Paper Value: $1.2B+
Truth Social’s parent company went public via SPAC merger and trades under the ticker DJT. Trump owns roughly 58%. The company has negligible revenue — less than $3 million in its first nine months of operations — and has lost tens of millions of dollars. Its stock price bears no relationship to business fundamentals. It trades entirely on Trump’s political fortunes, making it a vehicle for supporters and potentially foreign actors to funnel money toward Trump by purchasing stock. Trump cannot easily sell his shares, but they represent over a billion dollars in paper wealth that inflates his net worth and his leverage.
14. TRUMP “SAVE AMERICA” COFFEE TABLE BOOK Est. Take: $3M disclosed
A large-format photo book — essentially a campaign memoir in hardcover — that generated $3 million in royalties, per Trump’s own financial disclosure. Available on his website. Purchased largely by supporters who already gave to his campaign. The book has no author listed other than Trump.
15. THE $1.776 BILLION “ANTI-WEAPONIZATION” FUND Est. Potential Payout: $1.776B in taxpayer money
Not a product — a direct Treasury raid. Trump’s DOJ created a nearly $1.8 billion fund from federal judgment reserves to compensate people who claim they were “wrongly investigated” by prior administrations. Beneficiaries include Jan. 6 insurrectionists. The Proud Boys are seeking $100 million. Trump’s own family may qualify. Five commissioners — all fireable by Trump — would decide who gets paid. Thirty-five retired federal judges called it collusion and fraud. A federal judge blocked it. The administration called it a “distraction” and backed off — for now.
16. FOREIGN GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS — FIRST TERM Est. Take: $750,000+ disclosed, millions more undisclosed
During Trump’s first term, foreign governments paid for rooms, events, and memberships at Trump hotels and properties — most notably the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., steps from the White House. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Malaysia, and others booked out entire floors. The payments went directly into Trump’s pocket while he was making foreign policy decisions about those same governments. A federal court found the Emoluments Clause lawsuit could proceed. Trump left office before it concluded. The D.C. hotel has since been sold, but the pattern established in Term 1 was replicated at industrial scale in Term 2.
17. THE “45” GUITAR LINE Est. Take: $1M+ disclosed
A line of Trump-branded electric and acoustic guitars retailing from $1,500 to $10,500, launched in November 2024. Named for his 45th presidency. Made $1,055,100 in disclosed royalties. The guitars appear to be standard production instruments with a Trump logo applied. There is no indication Trump plays guitar.
18. TRUMP COINS / PHYSICAL COLLECTIBLES Est. Take: Millions · Disclosure: Partial
Physical challenge coins, collector coins, and medallions bearing Trump’s likeness, sold through his website and third-party licensees. “Minted right here in the U.S.A.,” per the website, which also says Trump designed them himself. Price ranges from $19.99 to several hundred dollars per coin. Revenue from licensing these items appears across multiple disclosure line items and in third-party licensing fees. Exact totals are difficult to calculate from available disclosures. Purchased primarily by the supporters who can least afford them.
19. THE TRUMP UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT — $25M Paid OUT, not collected — but the grift of the pre-presidency
Included for context: Trump University, the fake real estate school that promised students they’d learn Trump’s secrets to wealth, was sued by the New York Attorney General and thousands of defrauded students. Trump paid $25 million to settle. He denied any wrongdoing while settling. This was not a presidency-era scheme — it ran from 2005 to 2011 — but it is the foundational document of the grift: the pattern of promising access and expertise to working-class people, collecting the money, and walking away.
20. THE TRUMP NET WORTH EXPLOSION Est. Growth: $2.4B in 2024 → $6.6B by 2026 · Source: The Presidency Itself
Forbes pegged Trump’s net worth at $2.4 billion at the start of 2024. By April 2026 it was estimated at $6.3–$6.6 billion. That is a roughly $4 billion increase in personal wealth — nearly tripling — during a period when he was either running for president or serving as president. The growth is driven overwhelmingly by business ventures that exist because he holds political power: crypto schemes that foreign governments invest in to curry favor, a social media company whose stock price is a proxy for his political survival, clubs whose memberships are purchased to gain proximity to the government, and stock trades made while he sets the economic policy that moves those same markets. The scale is unprecedented in American presidential history. The number of retail goods all previous presidents combined marketed to the American people while in office is zero.
The Grift Gallery is a permanent exhibition. New acquisitions added weekly. Valuation estimates based on public financial disclosures, congressional reports, and independent analyses. Actual figures likely higher.
— Deep State Club