All the president’s side hustles

总统的所有兼职工作

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2025-05-16

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Ethical concerns abound on the president's first big trip to the Middle East since reentering office. But if you really want conflicts of interest, take a look at his crypto projects. This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. A billboard featuring President Donald Trump holding Bitcoin in Hong Kong. Photo by May James/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • Donald Trump's in the Middle East doing the kinds of things you might expect a U.S. president to do

  • while in the Middle East.

  • He's been shaking hands with leaders, posing for photos.

  • Here's some Fox News coverage.

  • All people in the Middle East I've noticed.

  • MBS is quite tall.

  • The prime minister is quite tall himself.

  • Donald's been doing diplomacy.

  • He made a big announcement on Tuesday.

  • I will be ordering the cessation of sanctions against Syria in order to give them a chance at greatness.

  • And on Wednesday, Trump met with Syria's new president, Ahmed al-Sharra,

  • a former al-Qaeda leader who used to be on the U.S. terror list, I might add.

  • Young, attractive guy.

  • Tough guy.

  • But while in the Middle East, and before he even got there,

  • the president and his family have also been doing things you'd never expect a U.S. president and his family to do.

  • Making hotel deals.

  • Golf course deals, plane gift deals, crypto deals,

  • all the president's side hustles on Today Explained.

  • What's up, y'all?