US president posted it was ‘a great time to buy’ on social media just hours before pausing tariff impositions

Summary

Donald Trump is facing insider trading accusations after urging followers to buy stocks hours before pausing global tariffs—sending markets soaring.

His Truth Social post, signed “DJT” (also the ticker for his media company), preceded a surprise 90-day tariff pause on all countries except China.

The S&P 500 jumped 9%, Nasdaq 12%, and Trump Media stock surged 22%.

Lawmakers including Sen. Adam Schiff and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are demanding investigations and disclosures, calling the timing suspicious. Critics say the sudden policy reversal created a profit window for insiders with prior knowledge.

  • melsaskca
    21·
    3 days ago

    Everyone knows this brazen manipulation is going on but nobody can prove it. Stock Market is old and shaky, we need a newer system.

    Now that “free stock trading” is being offered to the masses you know the rich don’t care about it anymore.

    • JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl
      3·
      2 days ago

      That’s because the rich are all buying up land, water, and resources to hoard for the climate and political disasters they created.

      That is why every new money tech bro has been caught building massive survival bunker complexes and shit and something like 10-40% of land in the US (depending on state) is owned by corporations and billionaires.