The fact that the president’s crypto income is wildly outpacing his earnings from real estate and Trump-themed merchandise, like watches, should raise eyebrows. As if we needed more proof that cryptocurrency is becoming the wild card in America’s economic deck, here we have a sitting president making bank off a highly volatile market—yet the mainstream media is deafeningly silent about the implications. Where’s the skepticism? Where’s the coverage from CNN, whose anchors love to dissect every move of the Trump empire while giving a free pass to other shady dealings? It’s as if they’d rather ignore the elephant in the room because it doesn’t fit their narrative.

Fox News might pick and choose which aspects to sensationalize, focusing on the “what” rather than the “how” or “why.” Everyone is too busy clapping for the latest Trump venture without asking if this is a friendly game of Wall Street poker or a dangerous gamble with the American public’s trust.

Let’s be honest: it’s not the original Trump real estate empire or the kitschy merch that’s generating buzz, but a sweeping shift towards digital cash that could change the financial landscape—if we let it! The cynicism stops here; it’s time to dig deeper, not just applaud surface-level achievements. Behind the glittering headlines about crypto profits lies a more complex and, dare I say, precarious narrative that needs our attention.