Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that President Donald Trump has engaged in illegal or unethical activity to profit from his presidency, according to a new poll released Tuesday from The Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

“Most Americans say President Trump has prioritized his personal financial interests and the interests of people close to him since taking office again in 2025,” the AP-NORC article states in its introduction. “Far fewer say he has prioritized the country as a whole or people like them.”

The nationwide survey was conducted between Sept. 24 and Sept. 28 and found that 41% of the 2,140 polled U.S. adults believe Trump has done something illegal to profit from his position, with another 18% arguing he has done something “unethical, but not illegal.”

That puts general distrust in the MAGA leader’s ethical or legal behavior at a whopping 59% in the poll, which further found that only 18% of respondents said Trump has done “nothing wrong” — while another 21% said they do not know whether he has or hasn’t.

“More adults see Trump as focused on his own business interests and those of his inner circle than on the country as a whole or people like them,” states the poll in its introduction. “A majority, 56%, say Trump has prioritized his personal business interests ‘a lot.’”

The write-up noted that 54% of Americans feel the same about Trump and the business interests of his friends and family, with only 23% stating he has prioritized the country “a lot” — and a pitiful 11% saying they believe Trump has prioritized people like them “a lot.”

“Half of Americans say Trump has not prioritized people like them at all,” it continued.

Trump was already rich when he first took office in 2017 but has certainly amassed far more wealth throughout his second term: MS NOW economic analyst Steve Rattner noted in May that Trump had grown his net worth from $2.3 billion to $6.5 billion since reelection.

Forbes reported in September that his net worth has since reached $7 billion.

The MAGA leader appears to have largely accomplished this with a litany of cryptocurrency ventures. Trump’s recent annual financial disclosure form shows he earned nearly $600 million from World Liberty Financial, the crypto exchange he created in 2024.

Trump, who has frequently dismissed concerns from voters about a nationwide affordability crisis, also made $635 million from CIC Digital LLC, which marketed his $TRUMP “meme” coin. Trump told CNBC host Joe Kernen in July that he has done “nothing illegal” or “wrong.”

The poll released Tuesday shows 8 in 10 Democrats believe Trump has done something illegal, and 3 in 10 independents and 1 in 10 Republicans feel the same. Trump is currently facing disastrous approval ratings ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.

Read the full poll results here.

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