History Listory

A chronological record of major political events in modern American history.

☰ Menu

Side Hustles & For-Profit Presidency

1995

1995-01-01 Trump launched his own bottled water.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Ice

https://www.reuters.com/article/fact-check/trump-branded-water-donated-during-visit-to-ohio-was-not-discontinued-trump-ice-idUSL1N3541VM/

2007

2007-05-01 Trump launched his own Trump Steaks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Steaks

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trademark-trump-steaks-was-canceled-two-years-ago-records-show-n535876

2022

2022-12-15 Trump launched his own NFT.

https://collecttrumpcards.com/

2024 February

2024-02-17 Trump launched his own Trump Sneakers

https://gettrumpsneakers.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorNqaS7GquB6YUYoibdqo-hmKFa8jp2VSC6L2dL4A3KA8gAB_q9

2024 March

2024-03-26 Trump Media and Technology Group TMTG started trading publicly on NASDAQ.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/26/trump-media-stock-ticker-djt-debuts-after-dwac-merger.html

2024-03-26 Trump rebranded the Lee Greenwood Bible as his own, had them made in China for $3 per book, then sold them for a profit at $59.99 and up and placed restrictions on schools which carry the bible to ensure that only Trump’s version was purchased.

https://godblesstheusabible.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoo2dBPos02UA83oeq1_LR-ZyXLEnyXFNEErRaffpa73DkOB-whY

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/jimmy-kimmel-details-shocking-flaw-in-donald-trumps-tariffs-plan-will-american-wallets-suffer-101732725533700.html

https://oklahomawatch.org/2024/10/03/state-education-department-seeks-bids-for-55000-classroom-bibles/

https://baptistnews.com/article/only-one-bible-fits-the-3-million-bid-for-oklahoma-classrooms/

2024 August

2024-08-28 Trump posted on social media his release of Trump Digital Trading cards series 4.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_OEyzdONeZ/?hl=en

2024 September

2024-09-26 Trump launched his own Trump watches

https://gettrumpwatches.com/?srsltid=AfmBOor42GPn4qiRXU2nVZ4XPHogBxfYHaC9RlLVGh1H2xu6vBlRY5hv

2024 November

2024-11-20 Trump launched the Trump guitar.

https://gettrumpguitars.com/

2025 January

2025-01-17 TrumpCoin was launched 3 days before inauguration.

https://komodoplatform.com/en/academy/trump-coin-price/

2025 June

2025-06-16 Eric Trump launched Trump Mobile and offered a pre-order of the phone. When customers later asked in 2026 why they still hadn’t received their phones, customer service representatives told callers it was the government shutdown’s fault.

https://www.trump.com/media/trump-mobile-launches-a-bold-new-wireless-service

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/democrats-ask-trumps-ftc-to-investigate-trump-mobiles-broken-promises/

2025-06-30 Trump launched his own perfume line.

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114774905224497775

2026 March

2026-03-01 Trump peddled a veteran’s edition of his Trump bible for $99.99 on his website and on eBay.

https://godblesstheusa.com/collections/books/products/veteran-edition-bible?srsltid=AfmBOorpqp1kGxG0H_QOv-AI7Yomrx-r7kptKiWzmrp-zTfJuy_PwenY

https://www.ebay.com/itm/326072292486#:~:text=The%20amazing%20God%20Bless%20the,President%20DONALD%20TRUMP%20&%20LEE%20GREENWOOD!

2026-03-06 Trump accused Bill Maher of having “Trump Derangement Syndrome” after Maher criticized Trump. Bill Maher responded, “I go by what George Bush said to Obama on the day he was inaugurated: ‘We want you to succeed’. I always want the American president to succeed, and I do give credit when you have. But there’s lots of stuff you do that is not my idea of success and I have every right to say so in a democracy…it’s not derangement for me to be always calling out the election denying obsession you have, or the pardons from my friends and punishment for my enemies mode of governing, or the side deals for your family that always seem to be part of everything. We see how rich you’ve all become, but the people of West Virginia don’t seem to be feeling the winning.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2025/09/09/presidency-boosts-trumps-net-worth-by-3-billion-in-a-year/

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-became-3b-richer-since-145725968.html

2026-03-05 Democrats introduced the No Getting Rich in Congress Act to ban the President, Vice President, members of Congress, candidates for federal office, and their dependents from buying and selling individual stock.

https://thehill.com/homenews/5768262-house-democrats-introduce-stock-ban/

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/30/headlines/trump_bought_stock_in_taser_company_before_ice_announced_220_million_contract

2026-03-14 Trump received a $10B transactional payout for brokering TikTok’s sale to Larry Ellison.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/donald-trump-tiktok-deal-10-billion-ellison-bytedance-china/

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/business/trump-tiktok-10-billion-fee.html

https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5787721-trump-equity-stakes-companies/

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/22/deal-for-us-ownership-of-tiktok-is-closed-company-says-00743145

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/18/nx-s1-5648844/tiktok-deal-oracle-trump

2026 April

2026-04-22 A Senate finance committee hearing revealed TrumpRX is not more affordable as advertised. For example, TrumpRX offers Protonix for $200, but Costco offers it for $16. TrumpRX offers heart medication for $336 while CostPlus sells it for $12.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P19C2Sgle0g&list=WL&index=3

https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/at-hearing-warren-exposes-trumprx-scam-blasts-trump-administration-for-putting-big-pharma-over-americans-health

https://democrats-energycommerce.house.gov/media/press-releases/reality-check-new-report-confirms-trumprx-not-lowering-prescription-drug

https://democrats-energycommerce.house.gov/media/press-releases/pallone-trumprx-scam

2026-04-22 Trump Media fired Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes after stock dropped 67%, and TMTG pivoted to crypto and prediction markets.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/22/politics/devin-nunes-trump-media-truth-social

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/truth-social-ceo-out-after-1-1-billion-in-losses/

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trumps-truth-social-let-users-113215693.html

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-media-replaces-nunes-as-truth-social-ceo-after-stock-plunge-that-wiped-out-billions

https://www.newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/trump-media-has-pivoted-to-crypto-financial-services-and-nuclear-fusion-its-stock-keeps-falling/article_3d3a1e6d-6065-57d8-ac38-ea5dd1cf6cb7.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/president-trump-truth-social-partners-211030247.html

SUB WALL https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/21/former-republican-rep-devin-nunes-out-as-trump-media-ceo-00886234

SUB WALL https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/27/trump-social-media-crypto-bitcoin-00370168

UNVERIFIED SOURCE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgBGP7r_a8k

2026-04-23 Eric Trump’s startup company Foundation Futures Industries - of which he is the Chief Strategy Adviser - landed a $24M contract with the Pentagon.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/eric-trump-backed-robot-startup-lands-24m-pentagon-deal-compete-china

https://people.com/eric-trump-backed-startup-lands-usd24-million-contract-from-his-father-administration-11957625

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/eric-trump-backed-firm-s-24m-pentagon-deal-sparks-criticism/gm-GM7102CBFD

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/24/headlines/eric_trump_touts_24_million_pentagon_contract_awarded_to_his_robotics_company

2026 May

2026-05-11 Trump Mobile was launched in June 2025 and took preorders for phones. In 2026 they changed their terms to indicate now phones aren’t coming, “Trump Mobile does not guarantee that: the Device will be commercially released; regulatory approvals…will be obtained; carrier certification will be secured…or delivery will occur within any specific timeframe”.

https://fortune.com/2026/05/11/trump-mobile-gold-trump-phone-deposits-t1-device-fcc/

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5872884-terms-on-trump-mobile-site-indicate-that-phones-may-never-come/

USA TODAY SAYS THEY ARE SHIPPING THE PHONES: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2026/05/12/trump-mobile-t1-phone-shipping/90046321007/

https://time.com/article/2026/05/11/trump-phone-late-not-made-in-u-s/

TIMESTAMP 6:03 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bZakWcCTDo&list=WL&index=1

2026-05-18 Financial disclosures showed Trump earned an estimated $220–750 million from trading activity during the first three months of 2026.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-ethics-filing-reveals-thousands-trades-tied-us-corporate-securities-2026-05-14/

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/15/trump-stock-trade-tech-oge.html

2026-05-19 Trump sued Minnesota for banning Kalshi prediction markets.

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/19/nx-s1-5821265/minnesota-ban-prediction-markets

[https://www.espn.com/espn/betting/story//id/48818821/trump-sues-minnesota-block-law-banning-prediction-markets](https://www.espn.com/espn/betting/story//id/48818821/trump-sues-minnesota-block-law-banning-prediction-markets)

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/options/articles/us-regulator-sues-block-minnesotas-234641314.html

2026-05-18 The Trump phone was finally released after nine months, but the design leaves questions as to where the phone was made. The devices looked different than advertised, resembled another phone made in Taiwan, and the American flag has 11 stripes instead of 13.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d8EojYVtCs&list=WL&index=2

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/gadgets/trump-mobile-phone-review-t1-hands-on-specs-u24-shipping-rcna345657

https://tech.yahoo.com/phones/articles/the-trump-cell-phone-has-finally-arrived—but-is-no-longer-made-in-the-usa-and-the-american-flag-design-is-missing-two-stripes-141732757.html

2026-05-28 The White House intervened to get a $620M business deal for a company tied to Donald Trump Jr.

https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-vulcan-deal-white-house

TIMESTAMP 5:20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtBQIGtlEXQ&list=WL&index=3

FROM DEC 2025: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/company-backed-donald-trump-jr-195700353.html

FROM JAN 2026: https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/business/donald-trump-jr-conflicts-of-interest-defense-1789

2026 June

2026-06-30 Trump purchased $5M in stock from a company (Axon Enterprise) that makes taser weapons just 2 weeks before ICE secured a $220M contract for the devices.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/democrats-feud-over-stock-trading-amid-anti-corruption-messaging-against-trump

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/trump-bought-5-million-taser-163954298.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/trumps-family-account-bought-5m-194500387.html