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Trump’s wealth dented after Democrats trounce Republicans in midterms

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Washington, A. R. i. (2026, November 4). Trump’s wealth dented after Democrats trounce Republicans in midterms. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/trump-wealth-midterm-elections

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The Guardian · collected 2026-11-04 · by Aram Roston in Washington

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As early results from the midterm elections streamed in on November 4, 2026, Donald Trump's wealth took a significant hit. The value of his crypto assets, including the $TRUMP meme coin and World Liberty Financial (WLFI) tokens, sharply declined. At around 7:10 PM ET, the price of $TRUMP plummeted to $1.58 per coin from approximately $1.60 earlier in the day; by November 5, it had fallen to an all-time low of $1.23. Similarly, Trump Media & Technology Group (TM TG) stock dropped 11% overnight, falling from over $5.90 once election returns began to less than its previously lowest mark of just over $5. These declines mirrored the political setbacks for Republicans and came after Democrats' strong performance in the midterms. Trump’s net worth had reportedly grown by more than $2 billion during his first year in office, but now his financial gains are being eroded as his political fortunes wane.

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📰 Trump's Wealth Dented After Midterms
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DJT Democrats Republicans World Liberty World Liberty Financial

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Trump PERSON · 10× DJT ORG · 3× World Liberty Financial ORG · 3× Witkoff PERSON · 2× World Liberty ORG · 2× Democrats NORP · 1× Donald Trump’s PERSON · 1× Nasdaq ORG · 1× Republicans NORP · 1× Trump Media and Technology Group ORG · 1×

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Tradeable investment assets that helped make the president more than $2bn during his first year in office are collapsing in value the day after the Democrats trounced the Republicans in the midterm elections.
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Trump’s wealth dented after Democrats trounce Republicans in midterms · assertive framing

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Donald Trump’s wealth is falling along with his political fortunes. asserted
wealth → fall → fortunes
Tradeable investment assets that helped make the president more than $2bn during his first year in office are collapsing in value the day after the Democrats trounced the Republicans in the midterm elections. asserted
Democrats → help → elections
Trump Media and Technology Group stock, which trades on the Nasdaq exchange, was priced at just over $5 Tuesday morning – its lowest mark ever, and down from an all-time high of $101. asserted
which → trade → 101
It lost 11% overnight, dropping from $5.90 once the election returns started coming in. asserted
returns → lose → 5.90
Trump has reported he owns 114m shares of DJT. asserted
he → report → DJT
Trump owns over 40% of the stock through a trust. asserted
Trump → own → trust
He has still grown his wealth dramatically during his presidency; Forbes estimated in a September analysis that he is $2.7bn wealthier than when he won the White House in 2024. asserted
he → grow → 2024
The digital coins are trading at less than 5 cents after the election. asserted
coins → trade → election
At their height, in 2025, they were valued at six times that, at 31 cents. asserted
they → value → cents
The WLFI coin, the governance token of World Liberty financial, began sliding in late October as the election drew near, and as a hack of Binance rattled crypto markets. asserted
hack → slide → markets
It experienced a steep decline around 7pm ET on Tuesday as polls in some states closed. asserted
polls → experience → states
Trump already made more than $500m in profit selling crypto assets last year, according to his personal financial disclosures, though he still owns 15bn tokens. uncertain
he → make → tokens
World Liberty is a venture created by the Trump family and the family of Steven Witkoff. asserted
Liberty → create → Witkoff
Trump appointed Witkoff, a personal friend and real estate developer, to negotiate diplomatic arrangements about Gaza, Iran and Ukraine. asserted
Trump → appoint → Gaza
The value of both WLIF and DJT has always been pegged to the way Trump is perceived, said Jim Angel, an associate professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. asserted
Angel → peg → Business
“People think they’re investing in Trump. asserted
they → think → Trump
They’re really betting on his popularity. asserted
They → bet → popularity
That’s what they’re betting on. asserted
they → ’ → what
“Right now his popularity is at record lows,” Angel added, “and so we see the price of DJT and World Liberty at record lows.” asserted
we → add → lows
Separate digital novelty coins called Trump$, which made the president $636m in sales in 2025, have also collapsed in value. asserted
which → call → value
They are priced at about $1.40 and seem to have lost about 10% of their value overnight as election results came in. asserted
results → price → value
They launched shortly before his inauguration and briefly traded as high as $45 in January 2025. asserted
They → launch → January
World Liberty Financial, the Trump and Witkoff crypto company, also issues a so-called stablecoin, USDI1, and the Trump administration recently gave the company a banking license. asserted
administration → issue → license
The stablecoins are pegged to the US dollar and do not fluctuate dramatically. asserted
stablecoins → peg → dollar
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