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Vance called the accusation absurd and said Trump’s trades are handled by advisers as critics raised more than 3,600 transactions.
- During Tuesday's press conference, Vice President Vance faced questions about President Donald Trump's stock trades and potential conflicts of interest, attempting to sidestep concerns about the administration's financial messaging.
- Recent financial disclosures revealed Trump's portfolio made more than 3,600 trades in companies he promoted via Truth Social and official White House events during the president's second term.
- Vance denied Trump uses nonpublic information, stating "he has independent wealth advisors who manage his money," and reiterated he is a "big fan" of banning members of Congress from trading stocks.
- During a press briefing, Vance criticized the reporter's objectivity when asked how the administration reconciles the trades with anti-corruption messaging, prompting a heated exchange about the president's financial activities.
- While polling suggests Americans increasingly describe the president as corrupt, Watters on Fox News' "The Five" defended the trading activity, claiming there is "nothing wrong with what he did.
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Donald Trump has increased investment in the stock market since the beginning of the year. Some stock purchases, made shortly before announcements favourable to several American tech giants, are now fuelling...
A president as a major investor: New figures on Donald Trump's stock business are causing a stir on Wall Street – and sharp criticism from financial experts. It's about thousands of trades, hundreds of millions of dollars – and companies with direct government contact.
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Vice President JD Vance took questions from reporter:REPORTER: How can you argue to Americans that you're cleaning up corruption, when the president seems to be talking up stocks that he owns, selling them and enriching himself?VANCE: Come on, man, have a little bit of objectivity in the way tha
JD Vance Defending Donald Trump's Stock Trading Spree Raises Eyebrow
(Photo Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images) The US Vice President JD Vance dismissed concerns over President Donald Trump’s stock trading spree on Tuesday, May 19. New filings show hundreds of millions in transactions over three months. JD Vance dismisses Donald Trump’s stock trading spree The vice president fielded questions at a White House briefing after financial disclosures revealed more than 3,700 trades executed during the first quarter of 202…
Trump Discloses Thousands of Stock Trades, Some in Companies Directly Influenced by His Policies
NEW YORK (AP) — Recent presidents have stayed away from trading stocks in companies whose fortunes they could lift or scuttle with the stroke of a pen. But Donald Trump smashed that precedent in the first quarter of this year with more than 3,500 buy and sell orders, many of them involving companies whose profits have been directly impacted by his decisions as head of the government, according to a recent disclosure. Among the companies Trump tr…
Jesse Watters Blasted as a ‘Bootlicker’ After Passionately Defending Trump’s Thousands of Stock Trades
Jesse Watters faced pushback online after he issued a passionate defense of Donald Trump’s questionable stock trades, finding himself labeled a “bootlicker” for his response. During Tuesday’s episode of Fox News’ “The Five,” the conservative broadcaster addressed Trump’s investment portfolio, which made headlines after it was revealed that it made more than 3,600 trades during the first months of the president’s second term. However, Watters def…
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