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While Trump insisted the Iran war would end ‘soon,’ an account in his name was buying millions in oil, defense, and gold
A brokerage account bearing the president’s name made 3,642 trades in the first quarter of 2026—hedging against a war he publicly said was nearly won.
uk.yahoo.com
"While Trump insisted the Iran war would end ‘soon,’ an account in his name was buying millions in oil, defense, and gold"
"Wall Street, for the first time since the war began, exhaled. Stocks rose. Brent crude plunged nearly 11%. Energy stocks—one of the few reliable winners of the conflict—sold off with oil.
The brokerage account in Trump’s name spent the day buying them."
So, Trump has threatened Iran with all kinds of things, then pulls back, predictably. All the while the stock market is going up and down. And all the while Donald "This is my second term, let's see how much money I can get out of this" Trump is making loads of money
"According to the 113-page periodic transaction report released by the Office of Government Ethics on May 14, Trump’s brokerage account spent that same day buying a sweep of petroleum and gas stocks, including Phillips 66, Exxon Mobil, and Chevron, along with defense and aerospace names like Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics: the companies that stood to profit if the war dragged on.""
