Claim
Trump issued the meme coin in his own name before becoming president; trading in it later began, and from this trading he earned $35 million.
“राष्ट्रपति ट्रंप ने राष्ट्रपति बनने से पहले इसे एक मीम के रूप में अपने नाम पर जारी किया था। लेकिन बाद में इस डिजिटल करेंसी में लेनदेन होने लगा और इसी लेनदेन से राष्ट्रपति ट्रंप ने $35 मिलियन कमा लिए”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The three factual assertions in the claim check out: Trump issued the $TRUMP meme coin in his own name on Jan 17, 2025, three days before his Jan 20 inauguration; public trading began after launch; and the ~$35 million figure closely matches the roughly $36 million in transaction/trading fees identified in the March 2025 Financial Times analysis. The number specifically describes fee income from trading and is essentially correct on those terms. It is, however, a small fraction of Trump's total gains from the coin (hundreds of millions in token sales and royalties, part of ~$1.4B in 2025 crypto earnings disclosed around the broadcast date), so as a representation of what he 'earned' from the coin overall it is a substantial understatement — hence confidence is moderate rather than high.
Evidence
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/$Trump The $TRUMP meme coin was launched on January 17, 2025, in Trump's own name, three days before his January 20, 2025 inauguration — confirming it was issued 'before becoming president' and that public trading began afterward. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/02/business/trump-memecoin-crypto-gains CNN Business (July 2, 2026) reports Trump earned transaction fees on every $TRUMP buy/sell regardless of price direction; cites the March 2025 Financial Times analysis that the project netted at least $350M — $314M from token sales plus ~$36M from trading/transaction fees. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/financial-disclosure-1-billion-cryptocurrency-earnings-meme-coins-rcna352497 Trump's 2025 financial disclosure lists ~$1.4B in crypto earnings including $635M in royalties tied to the meme coin, showing that $35M reflects only the trading-fee slice, not total earnings from the coin. ✓ reachable · archived