[https://www.cbsnews.com/projects/2026/trump-stock-trades/](https://www.cbsnews.com/projects/2026/trump-stock-trades/)
Also, the day before he announced a 90-day rollback of most tariffs, his accounts reportedly bought 327 stocks.
[https://readsludge.com/2026/07/01/trump-bought-hundreds-of-stocks-the-day-before-he-paused-tariffs-and-sparked-a-historic-rally/](https://readsludge.com/2026/07/01/trump-bought-hundreds-of-stocks-the-day-before-he-paused-tariffs-and-sparked-a-historic-rally/)
The next day, he paused the tariffs and markets ripped higher.
[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-told-investors-to-buy-on-social-media-hours-before-his-tariff-pause-rose-stocks-raising-questions-about-manipulation](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-told-investors-to-buy-on-social-media-hours-before-his-tariff-pause-rose-stocks-raising-questions-about-manipulation)
He makes policy decisions. His accounts buy/sell before the policy decisions become public.
Call it whatever you want, but Trump making policy decisions and trades at the same time smells like market manipulation from inside the White House.