Opinion: Trump is the most corrupt person to ever sit in the Oval Office
The struggle against the president’s authoritarian designs must also be a struggle against his peerless corruption.
A President Donald Trump branded plate of 100 milligrams of 24-karat gold on display in what is known as the Oval Office study, which he uses as a sort of gift room for some guests to the White House, in Washington, Oct. 13, 2025. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)