Claim
World Liberty Financial was launched in September 2024, with Donald Trump, his son Donald Trump Jr., and Zach Witkoff playing key roles in founding it.
“वर्ल्ड लिबर्टी फाइनेंसियल की शुरुआत सितंबर 2024 में हुई थी... इस क्रिप्टो कंपनी की स्थापना में खुद डोनल्ड ट्रंप उनके बेटे डोनल्ड ट्रंप जूनियर और जैक विटकॉफ की प्रमुख भूमिका रही है।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
World Liberty Financial was publicly launched in September 2024 (announced mid-September, with details released September 16, 2024). Donald Trump was named 'chief crypto advocate' (later 'co-founder emeritus'), Donald Trump Jr. is a co-founder/'Web3 ambassador', and Zach Witkoff is a co-founder and CEO — all consistent with the anchor's claim. The only minor omission is that operational co-founders Chase Herro and Zak Folkman also played central roles, but this does not make the stated facts wrong.
Evidence
- https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/16/trump-crypto-world-liberty-financial.html CNBC coverage dated September 16, 2024, of World Liberty Financial's launch details, confirming the venture debuted in September 2024 with Trump family involvement. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Liberty_Financial Documents that World Liberty Financial was founded in 2024 with Trump family members and Zach Witkoff among the founders; Donald Trump was styled 'chief crypto advocate' and later 'co-founder emeritus'. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.banking.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/20250514_final_warren_merkley_letter_to_wlf_re__stablecoin_communicationspdf.pdf US Senate Banking Committee letter addressed to 'Zach Witkoff, Co-Founder, World Liberty Financial, Inc.', confirming his founding role (he also serves as CEO). ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/meet-the-operators-of-donald-trump-world-liberty-financial/ Profiles the operators: Trump family members (including Donald Trump Jr.) and Zach Witkoff, alongside DeFi builders Chase Herro and Zak Folkman who run day-to-day operations. ✓ reachable · archived