Trump Sons Playing The Hunter Biden Game
Donald Trump and JD Vance at the 2024 NYC 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Public domain.
While Donald Trump settles back into the White House, his sons are racking up global real estate deals, crypto cashouts, and foreign government partnerships — all with the family name stamped in gold. The very kind of family business deals that MAGA supporters once weaponized against the Bidens are now being pushed by the president's own children. And yes, just like Hunter Biden's deals, these ones could personally benefit the man sitting in the Oval Office.
It's a whirlwind of foreign ventures, multimillion-dollar coins, and exclusive clubs. Critics are calling it a mirror image of the scandals Republicans used to scream about. The difference? This time, its red hats doing the handshakes.
The Trump Empire Expands — and So Does the Controversy
Over the past two weeks, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. have embarked on what amounts to a global business tour. Their itinerary reads like a luxury travel guide for billionaires — Dubai, Doha, Sofia, Belgrade, and Budapest. Each stop included high-end real estate announcements, crypto conferences, and paid speeches, with deals ranging from luxury towers to digital currency investments — all under the Trump name.
In Dubai, Eric Trump unveiled plans for an 80-story Trump International Hotel and Tower, with units reportedly priced as high as $20 million. A flashy celebration introduced the project to wealthy investors across the UAE.
In Qatar, Eric reportedly signed onto a joint venture with Dar Global, a Saudi-linked developer, to build a Trump golf course and luxury villa compound. The same week, reports say he appeared at a crypto summit in Dubai where a state-backed investment firm from Abu Dhabi pledged $2 billion using the Trump-backed stablecoin USD, managed by their company World Liberty Financial.
Crypto Coins and Country Clubs
The Trumps aren't just stamping their name on buildings. They're also apparently moving aggressively into cryptocurrency. In January, the family helped launch the $TRUMP meme coin — a digital asset whose top 220 holders will win a private dinner with the president later this month. The coin is controlled by a company co-owned by Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and their partners. President Trump has actively promoted the coin to his base.
In addition, American Bitcoin — a crypto mining company co-founded by Eric and Don Jr. — announced it will go public via an all-stock merger with Gryphon Digital Mining. Once the deal closes later this year, the Trump sons will reportedly retain 98 percent ownership.
But perhaps the most eyebrow-raising endeavor is a private club called Executive Branch, set to open this summer in Georgetown. The membership fee? Sources say it's a whopping $500,000. The founding team includes Don Jr., crypto executives Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, and Omeed Malik — CEO of 1789 Capital, where Don Jr. now serves as a partner.
The club is being pitched as a gathering place for Trump-world insiders, business elites, and political operatives. But critics say it feels eerily like selling access — especially when it includes investors with business before the Trump administration.
The Hunter Biden Parallel
The comparisons are hard to ignore. During the 2020 campaign, Donald Trump and his allies blasted Hunter Biden's foreign business deals in Ukraine and China as corrupt influence peddling. But now, the president's sons are doing business with foreign governments, multinational corporations, and crypto financiers — all while their father wields federal power.
What makes the Trump sons' ventures different is that their projects are allegedly set up to generate direct income for their father, not just benefit them personally.
The White House maintains there is no conflict of interest, with press secretary Karoline Leavitt saying, "The president is abiding by all conflict of interest laws," as reported by the Associated Press. She added, "The president is a successful businessman ... and I think, frankly, that it's one of the many reasons that people reelected him back to this office."
In January 2025, the Trump Organization reportedly introduced a revised ethics agreement stating that President Trump's assets and investments would be placed in a trust overseen by his children, with no direct involvement from the president in daily business operations. The agreement also appointed the (since-fired) high-profile attorney William Burck as an independent ethics adviser, tasked with reviewing deals to prevent potential or perceived conflicts of interest. According to Reuters, a replacement for Burck has not been named.
However, experts note that unlike in Trump's first term, the new ethics agreement now allows deals with private foreign companies, according to the Associated Press — a crucial loophole.
Defense Dollars and Insider Deals
Donald Trump Jr.'s involvement in 1789 Capital — a fledgling venture capital firm — has also come under scrutiny. Since he joined last November, the firm has landed shares in elite companies like SpaceX and xAI, which are reportedly receiving billions in federal contracts under his father's administration. It has also invested in defense contractors now benefiting from new Pentagon deals.
Watchdogs warn this setup creates a potential pipeline where private investors, government contracts, and presidential family interests are all entangled. Don Jr. is now one of the firm's public faces — and the optics, they say, are troubling.
Why This Matters
Whether you're a fan or a critic of the Trump family, the questions here cut across party lines: Should the family of a sitting president be making deals with foreign governments, launching coins that reward political donors, or profiting from government contracts?
The Trumps say they're just doing business — the same way they always have. But critics argue that the overlap between public power and private profit hasn't just returned — it's expanding at full throttle.
As President Trump steers the country from the West Wing, his sons are flying across the globe, collecting checks, posing for selfies, and closing deals. It's the Hunter Biden story all over again — this time wearing red ties instead of blue.
References: Trump Sons' Deals on Three Continents Directly Benefit the President | Eric Trump-Backed American Bitcoin to Go Public Through All-Stock Merger | Trump's Middle East Visit Comes as His Family Deepens Its Business, Crypto Ties in the Region | Don Jr. Is the New Hunter Biden | Buyers of $TRUMP meme spent $148 million to win dinner with President Trump | Donald Trump Jr.'s New Private Social Club Counts Winklevoss Twins, Crypto Czar David Sacks As Founding Members
