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Jim Cramer questions suspicious stock trade linked to Donald Trump during CNBC segment
CNBC hosts reacted after disclosures showed Trump made more than 3,700 stock trades in early 2026, including purchases that matched public praise and company visits.
- A filing released on May 14 revealed President Donald Trump executed over 3,700 stock transactions during the first quarter of 2026, valued between $220 million and $750 million—the largest series of securities trades by a sitting president in American history.
- Journalist Judd Legum identified instances where Trump purchased stocks shortly before or on the same day he publicly praised companies, prompting experts to suggest this provides "smoking gun" evidence of market manipulation for self-enrichment.
- During Monday's "Squawk on the Street," CNBC co-host Carl Quintanilla raised the trading spree, prompting financial pundit Jim Cramer to spend ten straight seconds mumbling incoherently; co-host David Faber reassured viewers that "we're not having technical difficulties here."
- Representative Dan Goldman called the trades "blatant and criminal insider trading," urging those involved to preserve records for a January 2027 investigation while asserting Trump is personally profiting from his deportation dragnet.
- Former White House ethics counsel Richard Painter noted previous presidents utilized blind trusts, yet the White House maintains Trump's assets are "managed by his children" with no conflicts of interest—a claim critics argue contradicts the disclosed trading activity.
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Trump’s stock portfolio saw 3,700 trades in Q1, including major tech, defense stock p
US president has stepped up his stock market activity; among the most notable transactions: buying Nvidia and AMD shares ahead of administration's approval for sale to China, and buying Boeing shares before announcement of huge deal, also with China
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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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