Source for this joke: https://www.quotenet.nl/lijstjes/g6841/top-10-fraudeurs/
Translation: Charles Ponzi (man on the meme). The founder of the same named Ponzi Scheme. The American from Italian origin founded a big Investment fund after WWI. He promised shareholders enormous returns that were payed with the contribution of new holders. On the peak, somewhere new 1920, Charlez Ponzi, had a of that time gigantic revenue of $250.000 per day. He was condemned to five years in prison.
(And of course I know that Trump didn't take lessons from Ponzi for real. I was kidding around).