Trump’s net worth drops after Democratic midterm sweep but stays $2.7 bn above 2024 level

Donald Trump’s net worth fell after the Democrats swept the 2026 midterm elections, yet Forbes still counts him $2.7 bn richer than when he entered office in 2024. Trump Media and Technology Group (DJT) shares dropped to just over $5 on the Nasdaq on Wednesday, the lowest level ever, after falling 11% overnight from $5.90 when results began arriving. The stock had once reached $101 at its peak. Trump reports owning 114 million DJT shares, giving him a little over 40% stake through a family trust. The decline in DJT mirrored a plunge in World Liberty Financial’s WLFI token, which fell to under five cents after the election; the token had been worth 31 cents in 2025, six times higher. The WLFI token’s slide began in late October and accelerated after a Binance hack and the closing of polls on Tuesday evening. Trump disclosed more than $500 million profit from crypto sales last year but still holds about 15 billion tokens. World Liberty, a joint venture with real‑estate developer Steven Witkoff, also runs a stablecoin called USDI1 that the Treasury recently licensed. Jim Angel, an associate professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, said the value of both DJT and WLFI is tied to Trump’s public image, which he described as at “record lows.” Separate novelty $Trump coins, which earned $636 million in 2025, slipped to roughly $1.40, down about 10% after the results.

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The dip in Trump‑linked assets shows how quickly political sentiment can affect market prices, especially for stocks and tokens that are marketed as bets on a single personality rather than traditional business fundamentals.