Trump bought stocks and promoted them as president

[Rumpole]

– Bought Eli Lilly stock before his administration took unprecedented action boosting Eli Lilly obesity drugs
Trump Bought Stock in Drugmaker as His Government Boosted Its Obesity Drugs - KFF Health News
– Bought Nvidia stock, then his Commerce Department approved Nvidia chip sales to China a week later
Trump went big on tech stocks in first quarter of 2026, new filings show
– Bought AMD stock, then his Commerce Department approved AMD business dealings in China a week later
Trump Bought Corporations’ Stock as His Administration Boosted Their Business
– Bought millions in Dell stock, then publicly urged people at a Georgia speech to “go out and buy a Dell computer”
Trump has been investing in companies and then pumping them in his speeches
– Bought Thermo Fisher stock repeatedly, then visited the company as president and publicly praised it while encouraging pharmaceutical firms to work with it
The smoking guns in Trump’s new financial disclosure
– Bought Apple stock, then publicly praised Apple and CEO Tim Cook the same day
The smoking guns in Trump’s new financial disclosure
– Bought Micron stock, then went on Fox News the next day and called Micron “one of the hottest companies”
Trump has been investing in companies and then pumping them in his speeches
– Bought Palantir stock repeatedly, then praised Palantir Technologies on Truth Social and even posted the stock ticker symbol after buying shares
Trump touted Palantir on Truth Social after buying the company's stock, records show

 

[odanny]

You elect a con artist and a person of such low moral character to an office where he has the power to enrich himself, what did we think would happen?

He would suddenly become virtuous, and work for the American people instead of using his position to make himself more powerful and wealthy? The man deeply admires Vladmir Putin.

American Republicans are, without doubt, the dumbest human beings in the industrialized world.

 

[SaxonJackson]

– Bought Eli Lilly stock before his administration took unprecedented action boosting Eli Lilly obesity drugs
Trump Bought Stock in Drugmaker as His Government Boosted Its Obesity Drugs - KFF Health News
– Bought Nvidia stock, then his Commerce Department approved Nvidia chip sales to China a week later
Trump went big on tech stocks in first quarter of 2026, new filings show
– Bought AMD stock, then his Commerce Department approved AMD business dealings in China a week later
Trump Bought Corporations’ Stock as His Administration Boosted Their Business
– Bought millions in Dell stock, then publicly urged people at a Georgia speech to “go out and buy a Dell computer”
Trump has been investing in companies and then pumping them in his speeches
– Bought Thermo Fisher stock repeatedly, then visited the company as president and publicly praised it while encouraging pharmaceutical firms to work with it
The smoking guns in Trump’s new financial disclosure
– Bought Apple stock, then publicly praised Apple and CEO Tim Cook the same day
The smoking guns in Trump’s new financial disclosure
– Bought Micron stock, then went on Fox News the next day and called Micron “one of the hottest companies”
Trump has been investing in companies and then pumping them in his speeches
– Bought Palantir stock repeatedly, then praised Palantir Technologies on Truth Social and even posted the stock ticker symbol after buying shares
Trump touted Palantir on Truth Social after buying the company's stock, records show

In other words, he had no intent to "Make America Great." His intent was to make himself filthy rich.

 

[markef]

– Bought Eli Lilly stock before his administration took unprecedented action boosting Eli Lilly obesity drugs
Trump Bought Stock in Drugmaker as His Government Boosted Its Obesity Drugs - KFF Health News
– Bought Nvidia stock, then his Commerce Department approved Nvidia chip sales to China a week later
Trump went big on tech stocks in first quarter of 2026, new filings show
– Bought AMD stock, then his Commerce Department approved AMD business dealings in China a week later
Trump Bought Corporations’ Stock as His Administration Boosted Their Business
– Bought millions in Dell stock, then publicly urged people at a Georgia speech to “go out and buy a Dell computer”
Trump has been investing in companies and then pumping them in his speeches
– Bought Thermo Fisher stock repeatedly, then visited the company as president and publicly praised it while encouraging pharmaceutical firms to work with it
The smoking guns in Trump’s new financial disclosure
– Bought Apple stock, then publicly praised Apple and CEO Tim Cook the same day
The smoking guns in Trump’s new financial disclosure
– Bought Micron stock, then went on Fox News the next day and called Micron “one of the hottest companies”
Trump has been investing in companies and then pumping them in his speeches
– Bought Palantir stock repeatedly, then praised Palantir Technologies on Truth Social and even posted the stock ticker symbol after buying shares
Trump touted Palantir on Truth Social after buying the company's stock, records show

Is it unusual or commonplace for a politician to promote spending bills that the politicians personally benefits from?