Donald Trump is worth billions — here's how the former president has spent his cash
Donald Trump was the 45th president of the United States.
Donald Trump was the 45th president of the United States.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Getty Images
  • Donald Trump was the first billionaire to enter the White House when he became the 45th president.

  • Forbes estimates he is worth $2.5 billion, with a property empire including Mar-a-Lago in Florida.

  • Other assets he controls include hotels, office buildings, and golf courses.

Donald Trump went from real-estate magnate to reality-TV star to being elected the 45th president of the US.

Worth $2.5 billion, according to a Forbes tally of all the assets Trump owns, he is the first billionaire to enter the White House.

Trump's fortune mainly stems from his property-and-hospitality businesses.

Recently, Trump has been ordered to pay E. Jean Carroll $5 million in damages. A Manhattan jury unanimously found Trump liable for sexually abusing the longtime Elle magazine columnist in the 1990s, and that he defamed her by denying it.

Here's what Trump's portfolio of golf courses, luxury cars, hotels, yachts, a vineyard, and aircraft looks like.

Katie Canales and Katie Warren contributed reporting to a previous version of this article.

Donald Trump, 76, is worth an estimated $2.5 billion, according to Forbes, after his worth fell by $1 billion during the pandemic. It dipped a further $500 million in the last year. His holdings include several golf courses, hotels, luxury cars, yachts, a vineyard, planes, and helicopters.

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The former president's fortune peaked in 2016 when he was worth an estimated $4.5 billion.

His wealth is centered around his commercial-real-estate holdings, which were worth an estimated $1.9 billion before the COVID-19 pandemic and after deducting debt, per Forbes.

While running for the presidency, Trump spent $66 million of his own money to help fund his campaign, according to campaign-finance disclosures examined by Reuters.

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Trump was the first billionaire to become a US president and donated his annual salary of $400,000.

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Trump's New York City properties account for more than $1 billion of his net worth, per Forbes.

Trump Tower from a low angle.
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Revenue sources include licensing, branding, and golf resorts.

Nirwana Golf Resort
A view of the luxury Nirwana Golf Resort in Bali, Indonesia, before it was demolished.Christoph Sator/picture alliance via Getty Images

Source: Business Insider

The Trump Tower penthouse was the 45th president's main residence before moving to Washington, DC. It is valued at $61 million, according to Forbes.

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Source: Forbes

 

Trump companies own at least 14 properties in New York City, including, from left to right, Trump World Tower and Trump Tower. Forbes estimated his NYC portfolio to be worth $720 million.

A collage of both Trump World Tower and Trump Tower.
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Source: The Trump Organization, Forbes

Trump owns properties in Palm Beach, Florida, including Trump Grande, Trump Towers Sunny Isles, and Trump Hollywood, according to the Trump Organization's website. They are worth an estimated $76 million, according to Forbes.