A majority of Americans believe it is inappropriate for President Donald Trump and his family to profit from cryptocurrency while he is serving in the White House, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
The survey found that 63% of respondents said it was inappropriate for Trump and his family to profit from cryptocurrency during his presidency.
Another 32% disagreed, while 5% of respondents did not answer the question.
The poll comes as Trump’s cryptocurrency-related income has drawn criticism from top Senate Democrats, who last month called for investigations into potential national security consequences surrounding the president’s digital asset holdings.
The Trump administration released the president’s financial disclosures earlier this summer, showing substantial income connected to cryptocurrency ventures.
According to the disclosures, Trump made approximately $594 million from World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency venture he launched with his sons two years ago.
Trump also made another $635 million in connection with his meme coin, according to the disclosures.
Last month, Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Gary Peters, D-Mich., Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., raised concerns over the more than $1 billion in cryptocurrency-related income Trump reported last year.
The Democratic senators also pointed to unspecified “third parties” that own more than half of World Liberty Financial as a potential source of concern.
Their criticism included calls for investigations into whether Trump’s digital asset holdings could have national security implications.
Trump, however, rejected suggestions in early July that there was anything illegal about the large cryptocurrency profits revealed in his financial disclosure forms.
“There’s nothing illegal. There’s nothing wrong with it,” Trump said during an interview with CNBC.
Trump also indicated that he was not necessarily familiar with all the details surrounding the cryptocurrency holdings.
“I could know about it. I didn’t,” Trump said.
The Reuters/Ipsos findings indicate that nearly two-thirds of those surveyed nevertheless view Trump and his family making money from cryptocurrency while he occupies the presidency as inappropriate.
The cryptocurrency issue has attracted attention as the president’s financial disclosures provided details about the money connected to World Liberty Financial and his meme coin.
World Liberty Financial was started by Trump and his sons two years ago, according to the disclosures. The roughly $594 million Trump made from the venture, combined with the additional $635 million connected to his meme coin, formed the basis of the criticism raised by the Democratic senators.
The lawmakers specifically highlighted both the size of the reported income and the ownership of World Liberty Financial by unidentified third parties when raising their concerns.
Trump has maintained that the profits do not represent illegal conduct.
The Reuters/Ipsos survey was conducted from Aug. 14 through Aug. 17 and included 1,166 respondents.
The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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