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Donald Trump gives staggering response to claim his net worth has just risen by $3 billion
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President Donald Trump had a bizarre reaction when he was questioned about his ever-increasing net worth.
The 80-year-old has endured a tumultuous couple of weeks, fresh off a historic Republican loss in the midterm elections.
In typical Trump fashion, the President claimed the loss of longtime red states like Texas, South Carolina, and Kansas turning blue for the first time in decades was because his name wasn't on the ballot.
It may be easier to believe if his approval ratings hadn't reached a historic low just days before the elections.
In a landslide victory for the Democrats, the political party won the Senate and the House, allowing the party more power to influence laws and have a bigger say in the US' political direction until 2028.
Trump sat down with Ross Douthat for a 60 Minutes interview on Sunday (November 9), speaking about the Republican losses in the midterms, as well as his growing net worth.
Trump responds to reports on his net worth
The 47th US President was questioned over a report published by Forbes, which said that his net worth has increased from $2.3 billion in 2024 to over $5 billion in 2025, a year on from his second inauguration.
If true, it means that his presidency would be one of the most lucrative in history, with the help of his reported investments in real estate and crypto.
After Douthat asked the question about his reported increase in riches, Trump replied: "Well, so did everyone," to which the reporter said: "My net worth did not go up by $3 billion."
"Well, you should've had stock," Trump quipped.
He went on: "I devote almost no time to my net worth. I don't care. I make– I have a lot of money, and far more than I ever thought I'd have. And I guess it's gone up. I don't even know.
"I have a son who's a very straight, good guy," Trump then explained, presumably about Donald Jr.
"He watches over money. I don't even talk to him about it," the president added, claiming that he 'doesn't take a salary.'
Douthat then joked: "It's very generous of you to the American taxpayer."
The reporter then dug into Trump's investments in cryptocurrency and real estate holdings, with Trump eventually circling back to his sons.
"But you have sons where they go around and they build buildings. That's what they do," he stated.
Then, Trump started to gloat: "That's what I did long before I became president. I did it better than anybody. I was very good at real estate. I made a lotta money.
"But- but I have a company. My sons run the company. It's hard to say to them, 'Don't do anything anymore for four years because I'm president.'"
Trump is questioned on the 2026 midterm elections
Despite previously agreeing with JD Vance that the Iran War may have affected the Republicans' midterm election hopes, Trump has now backtracked.
In his interview with 60 Minutes, he claimed: "Well, it's not really the Iran war because the numbers are phenomenal."
He added: "I think it was bad messaging, maybe by me, but I would talk about it all the time,
"So I don't know, how much can I talk about it?"
Then, the President made yet another wild claim.
"Look, the press doesn't cover positive news for Republicans," he began.
"They don't cover, certainly, positive news for me. So I have to do it myself. I have to get it out there. We have historically good numbers."
It's true - just look at the midterm results.