How does Joe Rogan say Trump made money from crypto as president?

Joe Rogan explained that a meme coin can move money to a politician legally. Backers, even a foreign state, pour cash in, the price climbs, and the insider sells near the top. He compared it to the claim that buyers overpaid for Hunter Biden's paintings. An estimate read on air said Trump's net worth rose by $2.7 billion to $4.1 billion after the 2024 election, to about $6.4 billion, mostly from crypto. Rogan said it looks like a conflict of interest even where it is legal.

• A federal lawsuit filed on October 22, 2026 targets two UAE-linked World Liberty Financial deals.
• Those deals were a $500 million purchase of a 49% stake and a $2 billion purchase of the USD1 stablecoin.
• Rogan said the show was approached about launching a coin of its own and turned it down.

Source: our own transcription of the episode. The full conversation is on The Joe Rogan Experience (2026-10-29). Read the whole episode summary →

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