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   Billionaire US investor Ken Griffin accuses Trump White House of   
   'enriching' itself   
      
   Citadel hedge fund boss, Republican donor and vocal Trump critic says   
   administration has made 'distasteful' choices not in the public interest   
   Lauren Almeida   
   Wed 4 Feb 2026 12.01 GMT   
      
   The billionaire investor Ken Griffin has accused Donald Trump's   
   administration of "enriching" its families, and criticised its interference   
   in American businesses as "distasteful".   
      
   Griffin, who is the chief executive of the hedge fund Citadel and a large   
   Republican donor, rebuked the Trump administration, saying it "has   
   definitely made missteps in choosing decisions or courses that have been   
   very, very enriching to the families of those in the administration".   
      
   "That calls into question, is the public interest being served? " he said   
   at a conference on Tuesday in Florida hosted by the Wall Street Journal.   
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   Griffin is one of the most vocal critics of Trump on Wall Street, although   
   it is the first time he has commented on how the president's family appear   
   to have made financial gain from their proximity to the White House.   
      
   Trump's eldest sons, Don Jr and Eric, have benefited from the White House's   
   crypto-friendly policies, and have secured a series of big business deals   
   since their father's re-election. They have previously insisted there was a   
   "huge wall" between their moneymaking and their father's position.   
      
   It recently emerged that, days before Trump's inauguration, a member of the   
   Emirati royal family was behind a $500m investment into the Trump family's   
   cryptocurrency company, World Liberty Financial.   
      
   Griffin said this type of investment, which was first reported by the Wall   
   Street Journal, "bothers" him.   
      
   Griffin added that most chief executives he was friends with "find it   
   incredibly distasteful" when the "US government starts to engage in   
   corporate America in a way that tastes of favouritism".   
      
   "Most CEOs just don't want to find themselves in the business of having to,   
   in some sense, suck up to one administration after another to succeed in   
   running their business, " he said.   
      
   Griffin is a longtime Republican donor, giving millions of dollars to   
   conservative groups during the 2024 election cycle. He did not fund Trump's   
   re-election campaign, but after Trump won, he gave $1m to the president's   
   inaugural committee.   
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   He did highlight specific Trump policies that he supported at the   
   conference in Florida, including the president's focus on securing the US   
   border with Mexico and his nomination of Kevin Warsh as chair of the   
   Federal Reserve last week.   
      
   The billionaire also suggested he might run for office himself, and said:   
   "In a future point in my life I would like to be involved in public   
   service. "   
      
   In response to Griffin's comments, the White House spokesperson Kush Desai   
   told the Financial Times: "The only special interest guiding the Trump   
   administration's decision-making is the best interest of the American   
   people.   
      
   "The fact that major stock indexes have hit multiple all-time highs, real   
   wages have grown, and inflation has cooled since President Trump took   
   office is proof that this administration is delivering for every American.   
   "   
      
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