Federal financial disclosures reveal that Vice President JD Vance and First Lady Melania Trump experienced substantial increases in income last year. Vance reported earnings between $1.4 million and $7.4 million in 2025, a rise from $213,000 to $1.3 million the previous year. His income included royalties from his memoir 'Hillbilly Elegy', which generated between $1.2 million and $5.2 million last year. Additionally, Vance sold his stake in the venture fund Rise of the Rest for at least $100,000.
Melania Trump reported earnings exceeding those of Vance, totaling between $17.3 million and $18.2 million last year, up from less than $1 million in 2024. Her income primarily came from a $10.7 million licensing deal for a documentary project distributed by Amazon, along with approximately $6 million from sales of a meme coin, NFTs, and around $500,000 from her memoir 'Melania'.
These disclosures provide insights into the financial activities of high-profile figures in the administration, detailing income from various business ventures while they serve in public office.