Almost as soon as Donald Trump was inaugurated in January, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) began announcing a flurry of business endeavors that experts warn amount to serious potential conflicts of interest. That’s nothing new for a Trump presidency. During his first term, government accountability watchdog organization Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW, flagged more than 3,700 instances of conflicts of interest between the president and his business ventures. In recent months, Trump has also accepted the Qatari government’s gift of a Boeing 747 airplane, and hosted a black-tie gala for top investors in his memecoin.
But with TMTG, which went public in March 2024, the president’s corporate footprint – and the room it’s created for potential conflicts of interest – is growing.