ThinkCareBelieve published a report detailing events from week 83 of the Trump administration. The weekly series covers developments since President Trump took office in January 2025.

Report Highlights

The report provides direct links to primary sources for several key topics:

• Race preparations for the Freedom 250 Indy Grand Prix in Washington, DC.
• Continued construction on the White House Grand Ballroom and Military Complex.
• Economic plans aiming for growth exceeding national debt increases.
• A Presidential Memorandum on the Space Transportation Industrial Base strategy.
• Findings from the President’s anti-fraud task force regarding drug traffickers accessing entitlement benefits.

Mission Statement

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The report serves as a reference for events occurring in America during this period.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) criticized President Donald Trump’s administration after a new report found that 57 Trump officials are worth at least $100 million. Sanders took to X on Monday to highlight Public Citizen’s analysis, contrasting Abraham Lincoln’s vision of a government "of the people, by the people, for the people" with his assessment of the current administration as "a government of the rich, by the rich, for the rich."

Wealth Concentration in Administration

The Public Citizen report identified 57 officials with declared assets ranging from $13.9 billion to more than $34.8 billion in total. Among these, 31 officials have declared assets of $100 million or more. Eight of these officials disclosed assets reaching $1 billion or more: Stephen A. Feinberg, Warren Stephens, John Phelan, Charles Kushner, Melinda Hildebrand, Howard Lutnick, Linda McMahon, and Kenneth Howery.

The composition of these roles shows significant representation in diplomatic and senior federal positions. Seventeen of the officials serve as U.S. ambassadors, while 40 hold senior positions across federal agencies.

Political Contributions and Policy Criticism

The report also highlighted financial ties between these officials and the Trump campaign. Thirty of the 57 officials contributed more than $65 million to Trump-linked political committees during the 2024 election cycle.

Broader criticism of the administration’s economic approach emerged from other Democratic figures. Former Obama economic adviser Robert Wolf argued that increased intervention in private markets, including drug price controls and farm bailouts, has made Trump "the most powerful socialist in the country today." Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) criticized the widening wealth gap, noting that wealthy Americans were buying "speedboats and mansions" while working families struggled with rising costs.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) accused the administration of favoring companies that donated to Trump’s inaugural fund. She cited United Airlines Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: UAL), Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL), and Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM), alleging that favorable policy decisions followed their donations. Warren described this pattern as "corruption that costs you money."

What the Numbers Show

The concentration of wealth is heavily skewed toward the top tier of the administration’s roster. While 57 officials meet the $100 million threshold, only eight individuals account for the $1 billion+ asset category. This suggests that the upper bound of the combined asset range ($34.8 billion) is driven disproportionately by a small subset of appointees rather than being evenly distributed across all 57 high-net-worth officials.