How Trump became the president to champion crypto while lining his own pockets

1.0MS NOWhttps://www.ms.nowMS NOWhttps://www.ms.nowHow Trump became the president to champion crypto while lining his own pocketsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="23uIv26cfw"><a href="https://www.ms.now/the-last-word/watch/how-trump-became-the-president-to-champion-crypto-while-lining-his-own-pockets-243114565563">How Trump became the president to champion crypto while lining his own pockets</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ms.now/the-last-word/watch/how-trump-became-the-president-to-champion-crypto-while-lining-his-own-pockets-243114565563/embed#?secret=23uIv26cfw" width="600" height="338" title="“How Trump became the president to champion crypto while lining his own pockets” — MS NOW" data-secret="23uIv26cfw" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://res.cloudinary.com/msnow/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762453472/1752289917504_n_lw_vogel_250711_1920x1080-scji32-1/1752289917504_n_lw_vogel_250711_1920x1080-scji32-1.jpg?_i=AA19201080New reporting from The New York Times details how the world of crypto currency courted then-candidate Donald Trump in 2024, and how the crypto world and Trump have profited from the deals made then now that Trump has returned to the White House. New York Times reporter Ken Vogel joins MSNBC’s Ali Velshi.