Dan Alexander

How much of a problem are Trump’s financial dealings? Do they merely create the appearance of conflicts, or do they create avenues of corruption? It’s a hard question to answer, largely because the distinction depends on what happens inside the president’s head. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

When I started at Forbes, I remember gawking at stories coming out of Italy, where billionaire prime minister Silvio Berlusconi sparked one scandal after another. Now, Italian media gawks at what’s happening in the U.S. Full segment with Italy's PiazzaPulita here: www.la7.it/piazzapulita...

One of the biggest misconceptions about Trump’s business is the idea that he put his assets into a blind trust—or gave them all away to his family members. He did neither. Full PBS Newshour segment here: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are suddenly much, much richer. Expect an uptick in news about their investments as they redeploy their newfound funds.

During his time out of office, Donald Trump reconstituted his business empire, setting himself up to make far more money in his second term than he did in his first. Full segment from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0omp...

Eric Trump's bitcoin business has added about $90 million to his net worth. But the everyday shareholders who bought into his sales pitch are down an estimated $500 million. Full story here: www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

Eric Trump's bitcoin business has been selling investors a fantasy. Full story here: www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

Has Donald Trump's business benefited from his political relationship with Saudi Arabia? NPR's Morning Edition had some great questions today. See a snippet of our conversation below and the full interview here: www.npr.org/2025/11/21/n...

Donald Trump and NVIDIA chief executive Jensen Huang have grown very close recently, which makes sense, if you understand Donald Trump--and all that America's most valuable company has to gain from him.

Donald Trump took in $21 million from a Saudi real estate firm last year. He will probably receive at least that much again this year—and there appear to be even more deals in the pipeline.

Donald Trump claimed he had “nothing to do” with his family business yesterday. Nonsense.

Before his first term, Donald Trump promised to do no new foreign deals, touting his decision to turn down a supposed-$2-billion offer from a developer in the United Arab Emirates. Eight years later, he's striking new agreements all over the world--and especially in the United Arab Emirates.