Trump crypto, Trump ballroom and Trump drones

特朗普加密货币、特朗普舞厅和特朗普无人机

The Indicator from Planet Money

2026-05-07

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What do a Florida-based drone company, a crypto billionaire, and a European steelmaker have in common? Ties to President Trump. Since returning to office, the president, as well as his family and friends, have inked a number of business deals that raise questions about conflicts of interest. On today’s show, we scrutinize three of these deals. The Indicator has a weekly newsletter! Sign up now: npr.org/indicatornewsletter  Related: Trump’s crypto interests  Mixing family business with US trade policy in Vietnam Gilded Age 2.0?  The tensions behind the sale of U.S. Steel For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.   See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • This is The Indicator from Planet Money.

  • I'm Waylon Wong.

  • And I'm Darian Woods.

  • And I'm Adrian Ma.

  • It's not even Friday, but we're all here.

  • And that's because every day there is like this fire hose of news.

  • So we're homing in on a few stories we think deserve closer scrutiny.

  • The New York Times just picked up a Pulitzer this week for its coverage of President Trump's conflicts of interest.

  • So today, for us, we'll talk about a few stories on this very topic.

  • Some explore Trump's financial moves that favor his friends and family.

  • Like a Trump-linked drone company that just struck a deal with the Pentagon.

  • We'll also talk about the legal spat between crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun and World Liberty Financial.

  • That's the crypto company that was co-founded by the Trump family.

  • And we'll also cover the prominence of the steal for the new White House ballroom.

  • I won't exclaim, stop the steal.

  • You just did.

  • But anyway, you can't stop it.

  • It's already here.

  • I will tell you about it after the break.

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