Trump's July stock trades spark ethics outcry
The gist
Trump disclosed 1,156 personal financial trades from July, worth $79M–$270M.
The disclosure renews ethics questions over a sitting president trading individual stocks.
How it unfolded
- Jul 2026Trump made 1,156 personal financial trades in July, involving AI, Big Oil, weapons-makers and more; purchases and sales totaled between roughly $79 million and $270 million.
- Sep 21, 2026A report said Trump traded more securities than all of Congress and that he backs a stock-buying ban for all Congress lawmakers, but not the president.
- Sep 22, 2026Trump disclosed more than 1,100 securities transactions from July, drawing fresh criticism; Sen. Elizabeth Warren said it should be illegal for the president to trade individual stocks.