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SunSeeker

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6. Zhao made Trump an actual billionaire. That's why he pardoned Zhao.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Fri Oct 24, 2025, 12:09 AM

Yesterday

The Wall Street Journal estimated that World Liberty Financial has added more than $5 billion in paper wealth to the Trump family fortune — eclipsing the president’s real estate assets.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/politics/binance-founder-trump-pardon?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc&recs_exp=most-popular-article-end&tenant_id=popular.en

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