Has There Ever Been A Wealthier Western Leader Than Donald Trump?

Donald Trump is estimated to be worth around $3.5 billion which begs the question, has there ever been a wealthier Western leader than Donald Trump?

 

Yeah, I think the Trumpster is probably tops by far.

Of course a big chunk of his wealth is not liquid and is at least somewhat speculative - commercial and residential properties, his "brand", etc.

 

Difficult to escape cries of "conflict of interest" at some point in his term in power?.

 

That is something he needs to take care of. That's something that many Republicans who get into government need to be very careful about, since many of them come into government after being successful in the private sector, and much of the media are out to get them once they get into politics as Republicans.

Many dems on the other hand tend to be lifelong political hacks who only accomplish things AFTER getting into office - and the largely biased US media usually gives dems a pass on such conflicts - see Hillary Clinton.

 

Personally, putting aside all of the issues with Donald Trump, I would prefer to have a businessman in charge, someone who's been there, done it and knows exactly how business works.

 

Agreed. I think the govt should be more like a business than it is.

 

Put it this way, you wouldn't put someone wit no medical experience in charge of a hospital so why put a non-business person in charge of the US economy?