A Reuters/Ipsos poll has found that a majority of Americans consider it inappropriate for US President Donald Trump and his family to profit from cryptocurrency investments while serving in office.

The survey, conducted Aug. 14–17 among 1,166 respondents, found that 63% said it was not appropriate for Trump and his family to earn money from crypto. The results showed a sharp partisan divide: 69% of Republicans polled said the investments were appropriate, while an overwhelming majority of Democrats — 92% — responded negatively.

The findings come after a June report from the US Office of Government Ethics disclosed that Trump earned $1.4 billion in 2025 from crypto-related investments, including through his family's World Liberty Financial company, a crypto venture launched in September 2024 ahead of his return to the White House, and his memecoin, Official Trump (TRUMP), which was released days before his January 2025 inauguration.

White House spokesperson Anna Kelly has repeatedly said, in response to requests for comment on Trump's crypto investments, that there were "no conflicts of interest." US presidents are exempt from the federal conflict-of-interest statutes that apply to other executive branch officials, a long-standing carve-out that has drawn criticism from government ethics groups.

Lawmakers have also pressed for greater scrutiny of the family's crypto dealings. Several members of Congress have called for investigations and additional information from government agencies concerning World Liberty and the Trump family's investments. Congressional Democrats earlier introduced the End Crypto Corruption Act, which would bar the president, senior officials, members of Congress and their families from issuing or promoting digital assets. In July, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he had introduced legislation to create an agency focused on addressing corruption at the federal level, calling out the president's "various, and extremely lucrative, cryptocurrency ventures."

On Wednesday, Trump addressed crypto at a White House press conference attended by numerous C-suite executives and industry leaders. Crypto companies spent more than $100 million on the 2024 elections through super PACs backing pro-crypto candidates, and industry leaders have since lobbied Washington for legislation establishing clear federal rules. The president and others pushed lawmakers in the Senate to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, a bill expected to establish clear roles for US regulatory agencies to oversee digital assets. The House passed the legislation with bipartisan support in July 2025, and it would divide oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The legislation is scheduled for a cloture vote on Sept. 15.