Trump Amplifies Ethics Group’s Call to Probe Sen. Whitehouse Over Wife’s Group
TrumpWorld

Trump Amplifies Ethics Group’s Call to Probe Sen. Whitehouse Over Wife’s Group

Trump highlights a watchdog complaint alleging the Rhode Island senator steered nearly $7 million in federal funds to Ocean Conservancy, which employs his wife.

Richard Miniter
By
First Published: August 13, 2026, 9:08 AM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump amplified a demand for a Senate ethics investigation into Sheldon Whitehouse, the Rhode Island Democrat accused of steering federal money to an environmental group that employs his wife.