As Trump Brags About U.S. Oil and Gas Company Profits, His Stocks Gained Millions During Iran War
- On Monday, congressional Democrats released a report showing President Donald Trump's oil and gas stock holdings could now top $80 million, a sharp increase since the Iran War began.
- The Joint Economic Committee report found American households have spent an additional $101 billion on gasoline since the Iran War began, averaging $856 per family.
- During a Saturday rally in Georgia, Trump boasted that U.S. oil companies are "making hundreds of billions of dollars," telling supporters he does not "give a damn" about soaring gas prices.
- Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, the top Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, declared that Trump's stock trading "raise major concerns about conflicts of interest."
- White House spokesman Davis Ingle maintained that Trump's portfolio is "independently managed by third-party financial institutions" and that neither the president nor his family can influence investment decisions.
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Trump's Oil and Gas Holdings Nearly Double to $81.6M During Iran War as Americans Pay Billions More at the Pump
Trump's oil and gas holdings were valued at up to $81.6 million during the Iran conflict, while US families paid an estimated $856 more for petrol, a JEC analysis says.
Trump Energy Holdings Rise 43% as U.S. Gas Prices Hit $4.29
U.S. households are paying an average of $856 more for gasoline since the start of the war with Iran, as fuel prices climb while the president's personal energy holdings see significant gains. According to a report from Democrats on the Congressional Joint Economic Committee, President Trump's oil and gas assets grew from a range of $12.6 million-$46 million at the end of 2025 to between $22.5 million and $81.6 million, marking an average value …
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Gas has become a third more expensive in the past month. The Iran conflict and stockpiling are pushing up the price.
Why Don't Rising Gas Prices Trouble Trump? He's Banking Millions, Chump
Honestly, it really isn’t surprising at this point to learn that President Donald Trump is making mad money off of his dumb war with Iran, because Trump doesn’t do anything right now that doesn’t line his pockets. So while Trump is out there stumping for GOP candidates with the very unusual approach of saying that it’s totes cool you’re paying more for gas because oil companies are making big money from it, he skipped over the fact that he perso…
DUE to the war with Iran and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, American consumers are paying the highest fuel prices in the world, an average of $471 more, according to a study by the Finnish organization CREA.
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