US: is Donald Trump cashing in on his post?

Trump may have record earnings but as a politician he is failing, says The Guardian:

“On the one hand, [he is] getting the thing he has always desperately wanted in life – genuine, unimaginable wealth – at a cost of the other thing he has always desperately wanted in life, universal admiration and applause. This trade-off is so morally neat it might’ve come from a fable, but that is where the US president currently finds himself. Rich but mocked; successful, if you look at his income, but an absolute turkey of a leader with a 39% approval rating.”