What do a Florida-based drone company, a crypto billionaire, and a European steelmaker have in common? Ties to President Trump. Since returning to office, the president, as well as his family and friends, have inked a number of business deals that raise questions about conflicts of interest. On today’s show, we scrutinize three of these deals. The Indicator has a weekly newsletter! Sign up now: <a href="http://npr.org/newsletter/indicator"target="_blank" >npr.org/indicatornewsletter</a>  Related: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/06/04/1253616093/trump-coin-stablecoin-tether"target="_blank" >Trump’s crypto interests</a>  <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/06/17/1254291430/vietnam-trump-organization-golf-resort-deal-trade-war"target="_blank" >Mixing family business with US trade policy in Vietnam</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/06/05/1253689629/trump-second-term-echoes-gilded-age"target="_blank" >Gilded Age 2.0?</a>  <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/01/22/1197961300/tensions-us-steel-japan-nippon-sale"target="_blank" >The tensions behind the sale of U.S. Steel</a> For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at <a href="http://plus.npr.org/"target="_blank" >plus.npr.org</a>. Fact-checking by <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1268825622/sierra-juarez"target="_blank" >Sierra Juarez</a>. Music by <a href="https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/"target="_blank" >Drop Electric</a>. Find us: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney"target="_blank" >TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/"target="_blank" >Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney"target="_blank" >Facebook</a>, <a href="http://npr.org/indicatornewsletter"target="_blank" >Newsletter</a>.   See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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