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Trump's Stock Trades Raise Eyebrows. The Family Says He Keeps His Hands Off.
Trump’s Stock Trades Raise Eyebrows. The Family Says He Keeps His Hands Off.
The Trump Organization says the president’s financial investments are handled by outside firms and that it has no control over the timing or selection of transactions.
A flurry of trading activity has cast a spotlight on President Trump’s sprawling investment portfolio. Doug Mills/The New York Times
By Ben Protess
Ben Protess covers the Trump Organization. He reported from New York.
May 19, 2026
President Trump has formed tight bonds with many big-name corporate executives, hosting them at White House events and even taking some of them to China. ... He also, according to a new disclosure form, owns shares in many of their companies.
In the first three months of this year, Mr. Trump’s investment portfolio executed more than 3,600 trades, the disclosure form shows, buying and selling shares in big banks, manufacturers and tech giants, among other companies.
The flurry of activity has cast a spotlight on Mr. Trump’s sprawling investment portfolio, fueling criticism that his presidency has blurred the line between his private interests and the public good. It has also raised questions among critics about the timing of some trades, which coincided with the president appearing to endorse some of the companies in his public comments.
{snip}On Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance came to the president’s defense, telling reporters that “the president doesn’t sit at the Oval Office on his computer on his, like, Robinhood account, buying and selling stocks. That’s absurd.”
Tyler Pager contributed reporting.
Ben Protess is an investigative reporter at The Times, covering President Trump.
The Trump Organization says the president’s financial investments are handled by outside firms and that it has no control over the timing or selection of transactions.
A flurry of trading activity has cast a spotlight on President Trump’s sprawling investment portfolio. Doug Mills/The New York Times
By Ben Protess
Ben Protess covers the Trump Organization. He reported from New York.
May 19, 2026
President Trump has formed tight bonds with many big-name corporate executives, hosting them at White House events and even taking some of them to China. ... He also, according to a new disclosure form, owns shares in many of their companies.
In the first three months of this year, Mr. Trump’s investment portfolio executed more than 3,600 trades, the disclosure form shows, buying and selling shares in big banks, manufacturers and tech giants, among other companies.
The flurry of activity has cast a spotlight on Mr. Trump’s sprawling investment portfolio, fueling criticism that his presidency has blurred the line between his private interests and the public good. It has also raised questions among critics about the timing of some trades, which coincided with the president appearing to endorse some of the companies in his public comments.
{snip}On Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance came to the president’s defense, telling reporters that “the president doesn’t sit at the Oval Office on his computer on his, like, Robinhood account, buying and selling stocks. That’s absurd.”
Tyler Pager contributed reporting.
Ben Protess is an investigative reporter at The Times, covering President Trump.
No, he does it upstairs, in private quarters.
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