This from the article I linked:

President Trump has never been a man to ask what he can do for his country. In his second term, as in his first, he is instead testing the limits of what his country can do for him.

He has poured his energy and creativity into the exploitation of the presidency — into finding out just how much money people, corporations and other nations are willing to put into his pockets in hopes of bending the power of the government to the service of their interests.

A review by the editorial board relying on analyses from news organizations shows that Mr. Trump has used the office of the presidency to make at least $1.4 billion. We know this number to be an underestimate because some of his profits remain hidden from public view. And they continue to grow.

His expansionism is for the same reason, to tilt world coffers in his direction to roll directly into his pockets. Much of the crap we're hearing is window dressing (and still trying to block the Epstein files, in which how many under-18 girls will be in evidence as having been raped by the Donald. Even he seems to understand that is a bridge too far.)