Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said on Sunday that President Donald Trump has prioritized his own financial activities, such as selling memecoins, over efforts to ease the cost of living for Americans.
Warren Says Americans Are Struggling
Warren stated in an X post that people “are choosing between paying rent and buying groceries, while also cutting back on insulin and selling plasma just to get by.
The senior Democrat has been a vocal critic of the U.S. health care system, saying it is forcing families into impossible financial choices. She previously cited reports about people skipping medication due to cost, even with insurance.
‘What is Trump Doing?’
Warren contrasts the struggles of ordinary Americans with Trump’s financial activities, such as stock trading, putting his face on coins and promoting Trump-themed cryptocurrencies.
Benzinga reached out to the White House for comment but did not receive an immediate response.
Trump’s blind trust shows over 21,000 stock transactions executed in 2025 and thousands more made in early 2026, including Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL). The purchases vary in size and vary across multiple sectors.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Mint released an official $1 coin featuring Trump’s face to celebrate America’s 250th semiquincentennial anniversary. Trump became the second sitting U.S. president to appear on American coinage.
Warren has been among the loudest critics of Trump’s cryptocurrency dealings, including the Official Trump (CRYPTO: TRUMP) memecoin.
Trump’s 2025 financial disclosure showed his companies generated more than $1.4 billion from crypto ventures, including over $635 million from memecoin royalties.
Price Action: At the time of writing, BTC was exchanging hands at $61,237.57, up 3.42% in the last 24 hours, according to data from Benzinga Pro.
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