It’s “ridiculous” to think President Donald Trump is benefiting financially from his White House term, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday, The Hill reports.

“Not to my knowledge and let me just get to the premise of your question that both of you have raised,” Leavitt told reporters when asked whether family members were joining the president on his visit and if Trump had plans to meet with anyone involved with the family business while on the trip.

“I think it’s frankly ridiculous that anyone in this room would even suggest that President Trump is doing anything for his own benefit. He left a life of luxury and a life of running a very successful real estate empire for public service, not just once, but twice,” she added.

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