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@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
NEW from me for @forbes.com: The House’s, and Congress’s, top 5 data center investors. Number one is a certain former Speaker of the House! www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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Here Are The Members Of Congress With The Most Invested In The AI Data Center Boom
Forbes examined financial disclosures for every sitting House member. We found hundreds of representatives and at least $45 million in investments tied directly to the data center boom.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW from me for @forbes.com: Ever wondered who the biggest data center investors in Congress are? We combed through every disclosure so you don't have to. Part 1 of 2, the Senate—and there's a big name in the top 5: www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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The 5 Senators—Including Maine's Susan Collins—With The Biggest Investments In Data Centers
Forbes examined financial disclosures for every sitting Senator. We found 26 Senators with at least $7 million in investments tied directly to the data center buildout, including Sheldon Whitehouse an...
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“One of his favorite lines,” says someone at the D.C. course, “is man, how lucky are you all to be members at my club?” Trump's golf buddies and staff dish on his golfing proclivities: www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
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How Trump Indulges His Hot Dog Habit—Then Bills The Secret Service
At his golf clubs, the president barrels through foursomes, knocks away putts, and has the time of his life—with the government picking up the Secret Service’s hot-dog tab.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
NEW from me for @forbes.com: The president has a very different approach to his own debts versus the country's. I catalogue all his properties that are newly debt free. www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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Trump Runs Up National Debt While Paying Off His Own
Crypto sales to supporters and cozy deals with Middle Eastern monarchs have poured more than $1 billion into the president’s pockets. A previously unreported $5.7 million mortgage payment is a clue to...
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
NEW from me: Donald Trump made plenty of good stock trades this year, but when you trade thousands of times, you're bound to whiff. Here's my rundown for @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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Here Are Donald Trump’s 10 Worst Stock Trades Of 2026
They’re an eclectic mix ranging from AI-challenged software companies to a medtech giant.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
I dug into Donald Trump's stock trading habit for @forbes.com. Here's what I found: www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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Here Are Donald Trump’s 10 Best Stock Trades Of 2026
The president took millions from Big Tech to get re-elected, then bent AI regulation in their favor while reaping the proceeds personally.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 21/05/2026
Oh— "Trump’s Tax Immunity Could Save Him More Than $600 Million" by @danalexander21.bsky.social for Forbes
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Why Trump’s Tax Immunity Could Save Him More Than $600 Million
The president secures a get-out-of-jail-free card for tax improprieties, just as he’s hauling in record amounts of cash.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
UPDATE on that Sean Duffy story: DoT spox pushes back on, her words, “pay-to-play” claims, arguing that they impugn the “character” of the secretary. “The gas in the car, he wasn’t told Shell paid for the gas,” she said. “He just got in the car and drove it.”
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
ALSO new this week from me for @forbes.com: I dove into Kash Patel's financial disclosures to show how he made millions off Donald Trump's 2020 loss—and how his finances are looking now that he's back in government. www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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Here's How Much FBI Director Kash Patel Is Worth
He minted cash as a Trump-world side hustler. Then he took the FBI gig—and traded seven figures for a federal salary cap.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
NEW from me for @forbes.com: I wrote about the corporate-sponsored "Great American Road Trip" Sean Duffy and his family got, ethics rules and how taxpayers did pay for at least a portion: www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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Here’s How Much Multimillionaire Transport Secretary Sean Duffy Got Paid While Taking A Corporate-Sponsored Family Road Trip
Boeing, Toyota and Shell sent Duffy and ten family members on multiple all-expenses-paid vacations while he continued to draw a taxpayer-funded salary.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Really enjoyed speaking to @elizlanders.bsky.social and @dougaadams.bsky.social for @pbsnews.org about the Trump brothers' business dealings during their father's second term: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Tracking the Trump family’s business deals and profits in his 2nd term
In his second administration, President Trump’s family members, including his son-in-law Jared Kushner, and sons Eric and Don Jr., are expanding their business ventures, earning hundreds of millions o...
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
NEW from me for @forbes.com: America has a new DHS secretary, and he's a lot wealthier than his predecessor. Here's how Markwayne Mullin made his fortune, in the latest installment of our Cabinet net worth series: www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
ALSO new from me and @danalexander21.bsky.social for @forbes.com: We've updated our Donald Trump net worth tracker with the latest figures. Here's every asset in the Trump empire. You won't get this level of detail anywhere else. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
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The Definitive Net Worth Of Donald Trump
What’s Donald Trump really worth? Forbes looks at everything on his balance sheet—including crypto, Truth Social and real estate—to determine the answer.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
NEW from me for @forbes.com: Mar-a-Lago's been an excellent investment for Trump for years, but these days, it's paying off more than ever, to the tune of over half a billion dollars. Inside the Winter White House's surge: www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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Here's How Much Mar-a-Lago Is Worth
The so-called “Winter White House” has become a billionaire magnet—and riding Palm Beach’s popularity and rising profits, it’s now worth over half a billion dollars.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 02/02/2026
New: “Why The Trump-UAE Crypto Deal Made No Financial Sense—For The Emiratis” 💰🤷🇦🇪 @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social (whom you should follow) and me for @forbes.com
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Why The UAE’s Investment In World Liberty Financial Was A Sweetheart Deal For Trump
What did the UAE get out of it?
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
NEW from me and @zacheverson.com for @forbes.com: The Trump crypto deal revealed over the weekend was an amazing deal for the president. It looks to have been a bad one for the Emiratis. So why'd they make it? www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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Why The UAE’s Investment In World Liberty Financial Was A Sweetheart Deal For Trump
What did the UAE get out of it?
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 12/01/2026
🚨 In Nov., Trump's Labor Dept. lowered the minimum wage for foreign farmworkers. A month later, Trump's winery filed to hire 36 foreign, temporary workers. The rate? Almost $2/hour less than in 2025. 1/ me, for @forbes.com
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Trump Vineyard Seeks To Hire Foreign Workers At Lower Wages
Records show the Trump Organization has requested over 2,000 foreign workers since 2008. Its latest request seeks a $13.90 hourly wage—the lowest the winery has offered since 2021.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
From the archive: In 2024, @danalexander21.bsky.social and I reported on a particularly notable episode of Trump pressuring Fed Chair Jerome Powell for @forbes.com. It has new resonance today. Check it out here: www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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‘Call This Idiot’: Trump Ordered Cabinet Secretary To Pressure Fed Chair To Cut Rates
In his new book, one-time Trump cabinet member Wilbur Ross claims the then-president threatened to remove Powell as Fed chairman if he kept raising rates.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 07/01/2026
NEW: "How Trump’s Attack On Venezuela May Have Boosted His Net Worth"— "Since the Venezuela raid, Forbes estimates that the value of his crypto-related holdings is up about $140 million in all. @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
NEW from me for @forbes.com: did the Venezuela attack benefit Trump financially? It looks that way. I run the analysis here: www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
NEW from me for @forbes.com: I took an early look at the fundraising leaders in the House and Senate. TL;DR: Democrats probably have the edge, overall, but messy (read: expensive) primaries pose a potential challenge. www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
NEW from me for @forbes.com: how Donald Trump Jr.'s fortune is up 500% since his dad won back the White House www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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Here’s How Much Donald Trump Jr. Is Worth
The president’s oldest son once shunned his father to loaf as a vagabond in Colorado. He eventually came home, joined the family business and is amassing the kind of fortune that would make his father...
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
NEW from me for @forbes.com: Eric Trump is learning from his father's playbook and now has a larger individual fortune than any of his siblings. Here's how he did it: www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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Here’s How Much Eric Trump Is Worth
Crypto took the real estate heir’s fortune and supersized it, briefly making the president’s second-oldest son a billionaire in early September.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 04/12/2025
New: “Eric Trump Has Gotten 10 Times Richer Since Dad’s Election” @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com
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Here’s How Much Eric Trump Is Worth
Crypto took the real estate heir’s fortune and supersized it, briefly making the president’s second-oldest son a billionaire in early September.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
MTG may be resigning her term early, but she's still getting her pension. How? Read on in my latest for @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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How Marjorie Taylor Greene Locked In Her Taxpayer-Funded Pension For Life
It’s not much cash, and she doesn’t need it, but it’s enough to buy herself 210 MAGA hats a year.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
NEW from me for @forbes.com: Vivek Ramaswamy may have lost a presidential run and his spot atop DOGE, but as he runs to lead Ohio, his net worth is higher than ever. Here's why: www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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Here's How Much Vivek Ramaswamy Is Worth
The billionaire may have missed out on running DOGE, but thanks to his former pharma company’s banner year his fortune is up about 80%.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
NEW from me for @forbes.com: They're putting in MILLIONS. Behold, a comprehensive look at every billionaire wading in big-time trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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These Are The Billionaires Cutting Checks To Stop Zohran Mamdani
Mamdani says billionaires shouldn’t exist. Some of them have put their fortunes to work trying to stop him from leading America’s largest city.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
NEW from me for @forbes.com: Congress is still collecting paychecks even as the government shutdown continues. Here's a collection of my coverage of congressional leadership finances: www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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Here’s How Much Congressional Leaders Mike Johnson, Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer and John Thune Are Worth
Both Democratic congressional leaders are richer than their Republican counterparts—and all four are getting paid even as the government has closed up operations.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
NEW from me for @forbes.com: What better time than a government shutdown to finish my series on the net worth of congressional leadership? Here's House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, who's richer than Mike Johnson but poorer than his Senate counterparts: www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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Here’s How Much Hakeem Jeffries Is Worth
The House minority leader and longtime politician is plenty comfortable, even after putting two kids through college.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
The Trump family's crypto boom is even making its youngest members wildly wealthy. Just look at Barron, whose estimated fortune is now more than 800x that of the median American household: www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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Here’s How Much Barron Trump Is Worth
Trump’s youngest son taught his dad a thing or two about crypto. Now the NYU sophomore is making a fortune before he even turns 20.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 06/10/2025
2025: The US president's 19-year-old son is worth an estimated $150 million. @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com
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Here’s How Much Barron Trump Is Worth
Trump’s youngest son taught his dad a thing or two about crypto. Now the NYU sophomore is making a fortune before he even turns 20.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
As of this morning, the president's son is now a billionaire, too. From me and @danalexander21.bsky.social (check back for more updates!) www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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Eric Trump Is Now A Billionaire
It’s not just the president getting rich on crypto. His heirs are now making more money in months than Donald Trump did from decades in real estate.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 03/09/2025
🚨 Breaking: “Eric Trump Is Now A Billionaire In His Own Right” @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social, @danalexander21.bsky.social for @forbes.com
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Eric Trump Is Now A Billionaire
It’s not just the president getting rich on crypto. His heirs are now making more money in months than Donald Trump did from decades in real estate.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
NEW from money in politics intern @lilyogburn.bsky.social for @forbes.com: Energy Secretary Chris Wright once drank fracking fluid on camera to try and prove its safety. Today, he's one of three centimillionaires in Donald Trump's Cabinet. Read the full profile here: www.forbes.com/sites/lilyog...
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Here’s How Much Energy Secretary Chris Wright Is Worth
The energy secretary had to sell his extensive oil-and-gas holdings upon taking office. Now his most valuable asset is an estate in the ultraswank Yellowstone Club.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
4/4 Here's the breakdown, all the details, with additional reporting from the ever-diligent @danalexander21.bsky.social and @chasewithorn.bsky.social. You can dig into the whole list here: www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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Donald Trump’s Cabinet Is The Richest Ever
The net worth of Trump’s Cabinet—made up of Wall Street financiers, former CEOs, TV hosts and one career politician—is the highest ever, even before counting POTUS.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
3/4 That's far more than Donald Trump's previous Cabinet ($3.2B) and swamps Joe Biden's Cabinet (around $110M). It includes two other billionaires, three centimillionaires, and a whole collection of businesspeople and former CEOs. There's only one career politician among them.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
2/4 The money in politics team here at @forbes.com has been hard at work putting together net worth estimates for everyone in Donald Trump's Cabinet, from the billionaires to the "mere" millionaires. Even without POTUS, it all adds up to $7.5 BILLION.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
NEW from me and @lilyogburn.bsky.social for @forbes.com today! After digging into thousands of pages of financial disclosures and public records and interviews with experts across the economy, we've can definitively say: Here's how much everyone in Donald Trump's Cabinet is worth. 1/4
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
NEW from me for @forbes.com: Our estimate of JD Vance's net worth is up by $2 million this year, bringing it to $12 million. Dig into his newly disclosed assets and our other findings here: www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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The Vice President’s Net Worth Has Increased Along With His Fame
The “hillbilly” is richer than ever thanks to a raise, strong equity markets and newly disclosed assets.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
NEW from me for @forbes.com: Zohran Mamdani is neck and neck in the polls with Andrew Cuomo, but not so much in terms of his finances. Here's Forbes' take on his net worth as Election Day begins to wrap up: www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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Here’s How Much New York City Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani Is Worth
Despite his own privileged path to power, or perhaps because of it, the son of a Columbia University professor and a movie director is campaigning as a socialist intent on redistributing New York’s we...
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
NEW from me for @forbes.com, an intervention in the NYC mayoral race discourse: how much Andrew Cuomo is worth and just how he got rich. Check it out! www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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How Did Andrew Cuomo Get So Rich?
His political star soared, collapsed and now may rise again. His finances, though, have been on a steady upward trajectory, thanks to a book deal and a nuclear startup.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
NEW from me and @danalexander21.bsky.social for @forbes.com: For the first time (we know of), Barron Trump is involved in the family business—and that means we've got an estimate for how much the 19-year-old has made from his father's crypto empire. www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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How Much Is Barron Trump Worth?
Trump’s oldest children earned a couple million dollars a year working for their dad's real-estate empire. Barron Trump appears to be earning much more, much faster.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 11/06/2025
"How Rich Is Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent? The South Carolinian struggled to generate big returns at his own hedge fund. Bessent has always thrived, however, working for big personalities." @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com
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Here's How Much Scott Bessent Is Worth
The South Carolinian struggled to generate big returns at his own hedge fund. Bessent has always thrived, however, working for big personalities.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
NEW from me for @forbes.com: One of the wealthiest members of the Trump administration has a fortune that's tough to pin down. He's likely not a billionaire, but here's what I found in my valuation of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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Here's How Much Scott Bessent Is Worth
The South Carolinian struggled to generate big returns at his own hedge fund. Bessent has always thrived, however, working for big personalities.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Wondering just how much DHS secretary Kristi Noem is worth? I dug into her finances and public records for @forbes.com and have the answer: www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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Here’s How Much Kristi Noem Is Worth
Noem, who often emphasizes her rough-and-tumble rural roots, can thank her husband’s insurance business for much of her money.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 27/05/2025
Trump Media is building a Bitcoin reserve. So is the Trump White House. Two fronts, one crypto strategy. Here’s how Trump’s private company and public policy just aligned— me, for @forbes.com
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Trump Media Is Raising $2.5 Billion To Build A Bitcoin Reserve
As the pro-crypto White House moves to establish a strategic bitcoin stockpile, Trump’s media company is adopting a parallel approach.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
The always-incredible @danalexander21.bsky.social and I talked to folks who have been around Trump and planes for years and... they had not-always-PG thoughts for us. My latest for @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
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Looking Back At Trump's Years-Long Obsession With Oversized Airplanes
As diplomats around the world struggle to figure out Trump, Qatar may have found the perfect way to please the American president—dangling a supersized gift to stroke his ego.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 23/04/2025
New: "Trump Store Touts ‘Presidential Gold Note’ As Tariffs Rattle Markets And Gold Prices Soar" me, for @forbes.com 1/
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Trump Store Touts ‘Presidential Gold Note’ As Tariffs Rattle Markets And Gold Prices Soar
The $47 note contains about $11 worth of gold.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 17/04/2025
New: "Don Jr. And Eric Trump Landed $3 Million In Stock For Joining Firm’s Advisory Board That Had Little Public Presence Before Their Appointment" me, for @forbes.com
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Don Jr. And Eric Trump Landed $3 Million In Stock For Joining Firm’s Advisory Board That Had Little Public Presence Before Their Appointment
New SEC filings show the Trumps were granted 750,000 shares for joining the advisory board and helping the stock reach a 52-week high.
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Amy Feldman @amyfeldman7.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
With rare earths from China in the news, re-upping profiles I previously wrote for @forbes.com on Noveon, a recycler of these materials…https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyfeldman/2023/05/10/meet-the-texas-startup-that-recycles-rare-earth-magnets-bypassing-china/
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