Trump made $300k from selling Bibles – NBC
Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump has made $300,000 from ‘Greenwood Bible’ sales and owns up to $5 million worth of cryptocurrency, according to his personal financial disclosures.
The Federal Election Commission made the 250-page disclosure form public on Friday. It reveals that the Mar-a-Lago club and resort in Florida earned almost $57 million in income since his previous disclosure, while the Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey drew over $37 million in “golf-related revenue.”
A line that caught the eye of NBC News was that the former – and potentially future – American president has earned $300,000 from sales of “The Greenwood Bible,” a customized edition retailing for $59.99 that includes a handwritten chorus of ‘God Bless the USA’ by country singer Lee Greenwood. A limited edition of the Bible bearing Trump’s personal signature sells for $1,000 apiece.
Trump valued his cryptocurrency wallet and “virtual ethereum key” holdings at between $1 million and $5 million. Although he initially considered crypto a “scam,” he has recently argued that if the US doesn’t lead in the industry, China will.
“I know a lot of very good people that are really into that world and into that market. They’re smart, they’re good people, and they think it’s going to be very beneficial,” Trump said earlier this month, in a live stream with internet personality Adin Ross.
Legal troubles in New York, which Trump has called a politically motivated witch hunt, have resulted in over $100 million in liabilities, according to the disclosure.
Trump’s wife Melania has earned over $330,000 from a licensing agreement to sell NFTs, while getting paid over $237,000 for a speaking engagement to Log Cabin Republicans in Florida in 2024.
Kamala Harris, the vice president and Democratic nominee, filed her 2023 disclosures in May. It revealed that her investment portfolio consisted of mostly passively managed index funds, according to CNBC. One member of the outlet’s Financial Advisor Council called it “the cleanest portfolio you’ll see in a politician” and insisted there was “no way that she can game the system.”
The Harris disclosure also revealed she earned over $8,000 in royalties from a 2019 children’s picture book she authored, as well as a “smaller sum” from her memoir, ‘The Truths We Hold.’ She also reported receiving tickets to a Beyonce concert, valued at more than $1,600, as a gift from “Beyoncé Knowles-Carter” herself.
