00:00A majority of Americans believe US President Donald Trump and his family inappropriately
00:05profited from cryptocurrency since his return to power. This is according to a new poll by Reuters
00:11and Ipsos. The poll also shows Americans think Trump's policy decisions are influenced by his
00:16private business dealings. The four-day poll, completed on Monday, August 17, finds half of
00:22Trump's own Republican base believe he allows considerations for his business interests to
00:26influence his decisions. This is despite Trump's own pledge to clean up corruption in Washington.
00:32He earned more than $1.4 billion last year from his family's cryptocurrency ventures,
00:37including World Liberty Financial and the Trump meme coin. 63% of respondents say it is inappropriate
00:43for Trump and his family to have profited in that way, while 32% said it was appropriate. The rest,
00:49around 5%, did not answer the question. About 3 in 10 Republican respondents called the deals
00:55inappropriate, while 7 in 10 Republican respondents say they were appropriate. The White House dismisses
01:01any allegations of impropriety, saying Trump's investments were managed by independent financial
01:06$1.4 billion, and Lucas did not gather! A lot of 1 of the money's investments were managed by
