{"id":670905,"date":"2026-07-03T02:50:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T02:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/670905\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T02:50:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T02:50:29","slug":"how-much-donald-trump-earns-from-his-scottish-golf-courses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/670905\/","title":{"rendered":"How much Donald Trump earns from his Scottish golf courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The combined income from the US president\u2019s luxury UK estates is dwarfed by more than 1.4 billion dollars (\u00a31bn) netted by his crypto ventures \u2013 an industry he has promoted while in office.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The White House has denied any conflict of interest and hit out at critics.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The massive 927-page annual filing for 2025 detailing the president\u2019s extensive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.scot\/topics\/business\/?ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">business<\/a> interests and investments was released by the US Office of Government Ethics (OGE).\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.scot\/news\/26242119.north-andy-burnham-supposedly-king-actually-south\/?ref=ed_latest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The \u2018north\u2019 that Andy Burnham is supposedly king of is actually the south<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  It showed Trump Turnberry on the Ayrshire coast generated \u00a323,640,577 in \u201chotel and golf related revenue\u201d.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Trump International <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.scot\/topics\/golf\/?ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Golf<\/a> Links in Aberdeenshire recorded an income of \u00a36,738,799.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Both properties were reported to be valued at more than 50m dollars (\u00a338m) each.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  But the filing showed Trump earned most of his money from digital assets, while the White House itself declared the president had made US \u201cthe crypto capital of the world\u201d through his policies.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  This included landmark legislation, known as the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stable coins (Genius) Act, which brought in a regulatory regime for a type of cryptocurrency pegged to the US dollar.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/> (Image: AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The federal law was seen as giving legitimacy to the digital assets by moving them out of a legal \u201cgrey zone\u201d and into an established system.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  According to the disclosure figures, Trump earned 635m dollars (\u00a3480m) from the sale of souvenir-type \u201cmeme\u201d coins bearing his image.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  This was on top of income from a cryptocurrency business co-founded by Trump and his sons called World Liberty Financial, which included more than 520m dollars (\u00a3393m) from the sale of crypto tokens.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The president also reported more than 80m dollars (\u00a360m) in income from settlements with various media companies, including ABC, CBS, Meta and YouTube.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  In addition, Trump earned income from merchandise royalties, including bibles, trainers and fragrances.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Trump-branded watches alone netted 4.7m dollars (\u00a33.5m).\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Prior to the latest financial disclosure, Forbes had estimated Trump\u2019s net worth at six billion dollars (\u00a34.5bn), up from 2.3bn dollars (\u00a31.7bn) in 2024.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.scot\/news\/26242414.scottish-government-gives-250-000-aid-devastating-venezuela-earthquakes\/?ref=ed_latest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Scottish Government gives \u00a3250,000 in aid after devastating Venezuela earthquakes<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Responding to the release of the financial records, a White House spokesperson said: \u201cNeither the president nor his family has ever engaged \u2013 or will ever engage \u2013 in conflicts of interest.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cPresident Trump proudly made the United States the crypto capital of the world through executive actions, supporting legislation like the Genius Act, and other common sense policies to drive innovation and economic opportunity for all Americans.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cAll actions by President Trump and his administration are taken in the best interest of the American people \u2013 and any so-called \u2018reporters\u2019 pushing otherwise are recycling the same, tired, false narrative that Democrats and the legacy media have been pushing for a decade.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A spokesperson for the president\u2019s family business, the Trump Organisation, said: \u201cThis disclosure once again demonstrates that the Trump Organisation continues to maintain a strong financial position, supported by world class, valuable assets, substantial liquidity and a conservative balance sheet.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  They added: \u201cThe breadth and depth of this filing further underscores our commitment to transparency.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cAt nearly 1000 pages, it represents one of the most comprehensive financial disclosure reports ever submitted and demonstrates a level of financial transparency unmatched in presidential history.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The combined income from the US president\u2019s luxury UK estates is dwarfed by more than 1.4 billion 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