Trump goes nuclear as 'evil' Dems zero in on his staggering rise in wealth

President Donald Trump declared on Truth Social Thursday that he is the polar opposite of corrupt, four days after a “60 Minutes” interview pressed him on how his fortune climbed an estimated $3 billion since he returned to office.

In his post, Trump accused Democratic leaders of repeatedly calling his administration corrupt to deflect from what he described as massive theft in Minnesota, California and other Democratic states.

“In any event, THE DEMOCRATS ARE CORRUPT AND EVIL, and I am the exact opposite! Fight hard, Republicans, or you won’t have a Country left!” Trump wrote.

He offered his salary as proof he's not corrupt, claiming a historical first that fact-checkers have rejected for years.

“I, perhaps foolishly because the Fake News refuses to write about it, including in my First Term, don’t even take a Salary, worth Millions of Dollars. I am the only President to have done so!” he wrote.

Herbert Hoover and John F. Kennedy, both independently wealthy, gave up their presidential pay, according to the Hoover Presidential Library. Trump has donated presidential paychecks as well, but he was not the first.

The base annual salary for the president of America is $400,000.

On Sunday, when correspondent Ross Douthat raised a Forbes estimate of Trump’s wealth gains, Trump suggested Douthat should have bought stock. Forbes senior editor Dan Alexander later picked apart the stock explanation, writing that almost none of Trump’s gains from fall 2024 to fall 2025 came from stock. He pointed instead to cryptocurrency ventures such as World Liberty Financial and to overseas licensing deals.

Douthat also asked whether a Biden family company with Middle Eastern investors would strike Trump as corrupt. Trump said the difference was that he knew nothing about it, a reply "The Daily Show's" Jon Stewart seized on earlier this week.

Trump Media more than tripled its quarterly revenue as it began selling trading firms early access to Truth Social posts, including the president’s. White House spokesman Davis Ingle has said neither Trump nor his family is directly involved in the company’s investment decisions.

Following their midterm wins, Democratic leaders have said they plan to use subpoena power to examine how Trump and his circle have grown wealthier. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has called the paid Truth Social feed one of Trump’s most corrupt ventures.