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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Lauren Almeida

Billionaire US investor Ken Griffin accuses Trump White House of ‘enriching’ itself

Griffin looks to his right as another person speaks
Ken Griffin, the founder and CEO of Citadel USA, at a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos in January 2026. Photograph: Gian Ehrenzeller/EPA

The billionaire investor Ken Griffin has accused Donald Trump’s administration of “enriching” its families, and criticised its interference in American businesses as “distasteful”.

Griffin, who is the chief executive of the hedge fund Citadel and a large Republican donor, rebuked the Trump administration, saying it “has definitely made missteps in choosing decisions or courses that have been very, very enriching to the families of those in the administration”.

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