He’s Not Grifting Anymore. He’s Just Taking It.
He’s Not Grifting Anymore. He’s Just Taking It. Dina Doll Apr 4 ∙ Guest post Guest article by Dina Doll Davos, Switzerland. 2026 Jan 22. President Donald Trump participates in the Board of Peace Signing Charter Announcement and Signing Ceremony at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum. Editorial credit: Robert V Schwemmer / Shutterstock.com You didn’t buy the Bible. You didn’t mint the coin. You didn’t sign up for Trump University or bid on the NFTs or book a room at Mar-a-Lago. You opted out of every scheme, every hustle, every grift and it didn’t matter. Because while you were watching an illegal war burn through a billion dollars a day and TSA workers suffered because Congress couldn’t find the money to pay them, Trump was doing something quieter. He was taking yours. Trump has grifted his entire life. Now he’s just taking it. Upgrade to paid The State Department transferred $1.25 billion in foreign aid to Trump’s Board of Peace , pulling $1 billion from inter...