Trump Defends World Liberty Stake, Says Past Presidents Owned ‘Whatever Crypto Was at the Time’

President Trump defended his family’s stake in World Liberty Financial after midterm elections handed Democrats control of congressional committees and subpoena power, fielding questions about foreign money in the crypto venture by likening his position to past presidents who owned “whatever crypto was at the time” and citing index funds and his sons. The remarks come as World Liberty Financial, the Trump-linked DeFi protocol, faces heightened scrutiny over its token and foreign backing. The article did not disclose specific token prices, total value locked, volumes, market cap or funding figures. The episode matters because Democratic committee control gives the opposition formal tools to investigate the venture’s overseas investors. What to watch next is whether those committees open formal inquiries into World Liberty’s ownership and foreign capital.