63% of Americans Say Trump Family Crypto Earnings Are 'Inappropriate': Poll

A Reuters/Ipsos poll of 1,166 US adults conducted between August 14-17, 2026, found that 63% of respondents believed it was not appropriate for President Donald Trump and his family to earn money from cryptocurrency investments while in office. The results revealed a sharp partisan divide: 69% of Republicans polled said the investments were appropriate, while 92% of Democrats responded negatively. The findings highlight growing public scrutiny over the intersection of presidential power and digital asset holdings.

The controversy follows a June report from the US Office of Government Ethics disclosing that Trump earned $1.4 billion from crypto-related investments in 2025, including through his family's World Liberty Financial company and the Official Trump (TRUMP) memecoin. White House spokesperson Anna Kelly has consistently dismissed conflict-of-interest concerns, stating there were "no conflicts of interest." The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recently approved a trust charter for the Trump family's crypto venture, adding regulatory legitimacy to the enterprise. Meanwhile, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced legislation in July to establish a new federal agency dedicated to combating government corruption, specifically citing Trump's "various, and extremely lucrative, cryptocurrency ventures."

At a White House press conference on Wednesday attended by C-suite executives and industry leaders, Trump urged lawmakers to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, a bill that would define regulatory roles for US agencies overseeing digital assets. The legislation is scheduled for a cloture vote on September 15. As crypto policy and presidential profit-making remain entangled, the poll underscores a public increasingly skeptical of the arrangement heading into a pivotal legislative moment for the US digital asset industry.