As the richest President of the United States, how does Donald Trump spend his money?

With a net worth of $3.1 billion, Donald Trump is the first billionaire to serve as president in American history. From real estate in New York (USA) to golf clubs around the world, he pockets millions of dollars every year.

According to the Forbes website, Donald Trump has an estimated net worth of 3.1 billion USD, down $400 million since he took office in January 2017. During his campaign for the White House, Trump claimed he had a net worth of $10 billion, three times the actual figure. However, he still made history as the first billionaire to serve as President of the United States.

Trump’s wealth comes from a variety of sources. According to a report finance, between January 2016 and early 2017, Trump earned an estimated $597-668 million. According to a Reuters report, during the presidential campaign, Trump spent $66 million of his own money to fund the campaign.

Donald Trump has a net worth of $3.1 billion

In the current role of President of the United States, he earns about $400,000 (~VND 9.3 billion), but he has donated his salary to the US Department of Education, Department of the Interior, Department of Health and Human Services. Compared to his residual income, his presidential salary was like a small drop in a full basin.

According to Forbes, income from New York real estate alone accounts for $1.5 billion of Trump’s net worth, while total income from carousel and public skating businesses. The center member is 13 million USD (~ 301 billion VND). He also makes hundreds of millions of dollars from golf clubs and real estate outside New York, for example, his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach is worth 160 million USD (~3.709 billion VND). ). Moreover, Trump’s own brand has given him 170 million USD (~ 3,940 billion VND).

Trump Tower – a skyscraper in New York belonging to US President Donald Trump

In 2011, Trump spent $6.2 million (~VND 144 billion) buying a winery and vineyard in Charlottesville (Virginia, USA), which he later sold to his eldest son, Eric.

Donald Trump even bought a private jet to make travel easier during the presidential campaign. He bought a Boeing 727 in 2010 from Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen for $100 million. According to the New York Times, these planes consume thousands of dollars in fuel every hour. He also owns a plane called the Cessna, which has lower operating costs. In 2016, the aircraft was valued at 15.3 million USD (~355 billion VND) if purchased new and 3.2 million USD (~74 billion VND) if purchased.

Donald Trump’s plane worth 2.318 billion

Apart from that, it also owns 3 Sikorsky S-76 helicopters, at a cost of around 5-7 million USD (~116-162 billion VND). With the new S-76 plane, Trump revamped the entire interior and made all parts of the engine 24K gold plated, from the seat belts to the handles to the Trump family crest engraved on the plane. The total cost of gilding this aircraft was 750,000 USD (~17 billion VND). He also owns many luxury cars, including Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, Rolls-Royce Phantom, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Maybach. He also spent 30 million USD (~695 billion VND) to buy a 100-cabin yacht from the 1980s.

Donald Trump’s closest S-76 helicopter is gold plated

In addition, Trump’s assets also include many private homes. Located in the heart of Manhattan (USA), his penthouse in Trump Tower costs 57 million USD (~1.321 billion VND), plated with 24K gold and Louis XIV marble, even drinking cups are available. Apart from that, Trump also owns 6 other houses with a total value of up to 94 million USD (~ 2,179 billion VND).