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Dan Alexander

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Senior editor at Forbes. Author of White House, Inc.: How Donald Trump Turned the Presidency into a Business.

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 2h

NEW: Abu Dhabi’s MGX is suddenly everywhere in Trump’s Washington—

📱 TikTok’s possible new US ownership

💰 A $2B Binance deal using Trump’s stablecoin

💻 A 51% stake in Intel’s Altera unit—and US taxpayers own 9.9% of Intel

Me, for @forbes.com

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What Is MGX? Abu Dhabi Fund Linked To TikTok And Trump’s USD1 Crypto

Founded in 2024, the Abu Dhabi investment vehicle has quickly become a major force in Trump administration deals, from the reported TikTok restructuring to a controversial $2 billion investment in Bin...

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Giacomo Tognini @giacomotognini.bsky.social · 6h

Vietnamese real estate mogul Dang Thanh Tam's industrial park firm, Kinh Bac City, boomed during Trump's first term as his trade war with China pushed manufacturers to Vietnam. Now he's partnering with Trump on a $1.5 billion luxury hotel. Read @forbes.com:
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This Vietnamese Real Estate Mogul Is Opening A Golf Resort With Trump

Dang Thanh Tam’s business got a boost from Donald Trump’s first-term trade wars. New tariffs might hurt him, but he has an ace up his sleeve: a $1.5 billion luxury project with Trump.

Dan Alexander @danalexander21.bsky.social · 9h

Just published: "Why No One Really Knows How Much Money The Trumps Are Making Right Now" www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

Why No One Really Knows How Much Trump Is Making Right Now

A crypto company has taken in more money than almost any other entity in the president’s empire. But thanks to a secretive agreement, it remains unclear who is really receiving the cash.

Dan Alexander @danalexander21.bsky.social · 5d

Donald Trump is now one of the world’s biggest investors in bitcoin. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

Donald Trump Is Now One Of The World's Biggest Bitcoin Investors

Trump's crypto portfolio goes beyond World Liberty Financial and his memecoin—he’s also big into bitcoin. Will he use his presidency to boost its price to new heights?

Dan Alexander @danalexander21.bsky.social · 22d

Trump has long badgered the Fed to lower interest rates, which it finally did last week. A review of the president's personal fortune shows he has billions of reasons for doing so. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

Here’s Why Trump Wants Lower Interest Rates

Donald Trump has been demanding lower rates from the Fed for years—one of the clearest conflicts of interest in a presidency full of them.

Dan Alexander @danalexander21.bsky.social · 23d

Four of Trump's kids are now worth at least $100 million, according to @forbes.com estimates. They can thank the presidency.

New story out this morning. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

Here's How Much The Trump Family Is Worth

President Trump just had the most lucrative year of his life. But percentage-wise, his three sons—Don Jr., Eric and Barron—did even better.

Dan Alexander @danalexander21.bsky.social · 27d

What makes up Donald Trump's fortune? Forbes breaks it down, explaining exactly what the president owns and owes.

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The Definitive Net Worth Of Donald Trump

What’s Donald Trump really worth? Forbes looks at everything on his balance sheet—including crypto, Truth Social and real estate—to determine the answer.

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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · Sep 15

NYT INVESTIGATION:
Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.

NYT digs into links between a lucrative transaction involving the Trump family’s cryptocurrency firm and an agreement giving the Emiratis access to A.I. chips.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...

Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.

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Dan Alexander @danalexander21.bsky.social · Sep 9

No president in U.S. history has used his position of power to profit as immensely as Trump, whose net worth is up $3 billion in the last year. That vaults Trump 118 spots higher on The Forbes 400, out this morning. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

Trump Jumps 118 Spots On The Forbes 400 List Thanks To Presidency

Donald Trump lost money during his first term. Out of office, he found a formula for profiting off politics—now he’s piling up billions.

Dan Alexander @danalexander21.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thank you! Not sure. But there’s plenty to write about these days, and I’m happy to be still doing it at Forbes!

Dan Alexander @danalexander21.bsky.social · Aug 29

Lots.

Dan Alexander @danalexander21.bsky.social · Aug 29

5/ Also in the files: something I reported earlier this month, about a missing $1.1M ring that belonged to the wife of billionaire Robert Smith, who rented one of Trump's homes as his federal tax investigation heated up. More on that below. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

Billionaire Rented Trump Mansion As Tax-Evasion Case Heated Up

Robert Smith committed historic tax crimes. Facing federal scrutiny, he moved next door to the president.

Dan Alexander @danalexander21.bsky.social · Aug 29

4/ In 2021, there was a report of another car stolen, this time a blue Range Rover, at the same Trump house across from Mar-a-Lago. 18 minutes after the call, the report notes "VEH LOCATED AT 1100 SOB." 1100 South Ocean Boulevard is Mar-a-Lago's address.

Dan Alexander @danalexander21.bsky.social · Aug 29

3/ In 2018, during Trump's first term, someone called to say that six jet skis pulled up on the beach and went into an abandoned house. The caller seemed a bit unsure of which property it was, but the address listed on the report is one of Trump's homes.

Dan Alexander @danalexander21.bsky.social · Aug 29

2/ In 2020, someone reported a $160,000 Bentley stolen out of the driveway of one of Trump's homes. It doesn't look like the car belonged to Trump. A tenant had borrowed it from a friend, then left the keys in the car and the doors unlocked.

Dan Alexander @danalexander21.bsky.social · Aug 29

1/ I was looking through some police reports connected to properties around Mar-a-Lago last night, and I found a few interesting tidbits.

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · Aug 23

Sergio Gor confounded a publishing house that paid Trump millions for books that largely used other people’s work.

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Donald J. Trump
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I am pleased to announce that I am promoting Sergio Gor to be our next United States Ambassador to the Republic of India, and Special Envoy for South and Central Asian Affairs. As Director of
Presidential Personnel, Sergio and his team have hired nearly 4,000 America First Patriots across every Department of our Federal Government in RECORD time —
Our Departments and Agencies are over 95% filled! Sergio will remain in his current role at the White House until his confirmation.
Sergio is a great friend, who has been at

Dan Alexander @danalexander21.bsky.social · Aug 23

It’s difficult to measure the impact of lies. Just ask the justice who called out Trump for fraud Thursday, while handing him a $500 million gift. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

Judges Cannot Agree On How Much Trump’s Fraud Should Cost Him. Here's Why

It’s difficult to measure the impact of lies. Just ask the justice who called out Trump for fraud Thursday, while handing him a $500 million gift.

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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · Aug 13

NEW from me and @lilyogburn.bsky.social for @forbes.com today! After digging into thousands of pages of financial disclosures and public records and interviews with experts across the economy, we've can definitively say: Here's how much everyone in Donald Trump's Cabinet is worth. 1/4

Dan Alexander @danalexander21.bsky.social · Aug 9

Scoop: Robert Smith rented Donald Trump’s mansion, directly next door to Mar-a-Lago, while facing possible indictment in a massive tax-evasion case. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

Billionaire Rented Trump Mansion As Tax-Evasion Case Heated Up

Robert Smith committed historic tax crimes. Facing federal scrutiny, he moved next door to the president.

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Emily Baker-White @ebakerwhite.bsky.social · Jul 29

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The Tech Mogul Behind Trump’s Truth Social Used To Own Porn Domains

Before he helped run Truth Social, Chris Pavlovski owned porn domains. Now, he’s allied with a political movement that wants to ban pornography.

Dan Alexander @danalexander21.bsky.social · Jul 29

"Trump Has Spent About One-Third Of His Presidency Visiting His Own Properties"

New analysis out this morning. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

Not Just Scotland: Trump Has Made Dozens Of Visits To His Businesses

Where does the president go when he travels? Usually to the places where the Trump Organization makes money.

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John Hyatt @johnhyatt.bsky.social · Jul 25

For all the speculation surrounding Jeffrey Epstein and his ties to Trump and others, there's actually a lot we know about how Epstein got so rich: Two billionaire patrons and a tax gimmick.

@giacomotognini.bsky.social & I break down the numbers on @forbes.com 👇

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How Jeffrey Epstein Got So Rich

The convicted sex offender was worth nearly $600 million at his death, thanks mostly to two wealthy billionaire clients—plus generous tax breaks.

Dan Alexander @danalexander21.bsky.social · Jul 24

Just published: "'We’d Call That Corruption’: How Trump Used The Presidency To Expand His Global Empire"
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How Trump Used The Presidency To Expand His Global Empire

Donald Trump wasn’t making much from foreign deals. Then he regained power—and set aside the pretense that he cared about ethics.

Dan Alexander @danalexander21.bsky.social · Jun 20

Donald Trump lied about the square footage of his properties for years. His underlings now have to figure out how big they actually are. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

Trump Organization Tries To Determine True Size Of Properties After Years Of Lying

A court-appointed monitor says the Trump Organization conducted a review to ensure “consistency” in the square footage numbers it reported. Dishonesty, however, is a hard habit to break.