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Meet the Press Interview with President Donald Trump on Economy, Immigration, and Foreign Policy

Published May 4, 2025 | Video Starts at 43:13

I don't know if you know that Biden went after it violently, and then before the election, he changed his tune entirely. He's head of the sec. Everybody changed their tune. You know why? Because There were hundreds of millions of people that are participating in crypto. and they wanted to get their votes. So you're not. You're not profiting off of the cryptocurrency? I haven't even looked. Has your family? (43:13–43:18)

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