Donald Trump News: US President Donald Trump is embroiled in a new controversy. According to the disclosure, Trump or his advisors made more than 3700 stock trades in three months, which has created an uproar in America. Amidst the Iran war, many questions are being raised regarding his earnings.
Donald Trump Stock Trading Controversy: US President Donald Trump is once again embroiled in a major controversy. This time the matter is related to stock market and trading worth crores of dollars. A new financial revelation has created a stir from Washington to Wall Street. According to the report, in just the first three months of 2026, Trump or his advisors traded more than 3700 shares. That means on an average more than 40 trades have taken place every day. The most talked about thing is that this trading took place at a time when America’s strategy and statements regarding Iran were continuously influencing the global market.
Why did 3700 trades create a stir in 3 months?
Many American market experts were also surprised after Bloomberg’s report. Wall Street veterans say the volume of trading looks more like the investment activity of a big hedge fund than a sitting president. According to the report, there were about 380 trades in the last quarter of 2025, but in the beginning of 2026 this number suddenly crossed 3700. That means there was about a 10 times jump in trading.
In which companies did Trump invest money?
According to revelations, the portfolio related to Trump included shares of many big American companies. Among these, companies from AI, technology, defense and media sectors were the biggest, the companies in which information about investment and purchase and sale worth millions of dollars has come to light include Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Boeing, Oracle and Netflix. The report claimed that in February, there was a huge sale of shares of Microsoft, Meta and Amazon ranging from 5 to 25 million dollars.
Why did suspicion increase amid Iran tension?
The matter is not just about trading. The controversy increased because during this time, Trump’s statements regarding Iran were also continuously affecting the market. According to reports, big bets were made in the oil market and the US stock market before some of Trump’s public statements regarding Iran talks. Then, as soon as there were signs of progress in the talks, there was a fall in oil prices and a rise in the American market. After this, questions like ‘insider information’ and ‘political trading’ started rising rapidly on social media. However, till now no evidence of any illegal work has emerged against Trump.
Is it right to trade shares while being President?
This has now become the biggest question in America. Many critics say that the companies invested in are directly affected by US government policies. For example, Nvidia needs US approval to export AI chips to China. Boeing has to depend on American defense contracts. Companies like Meta, Amazon and Microsoft remain under constant government scrutiny and regulation. In such a situation, the debate about conflict of interest regarding such aggressive trading while in office as President has intensified.
Trump family and Arab connection also in discussion
A new angle has also been added to the controversy regarding Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. According to the report, Kushner’s investment company Affinity Partners has funds worth billions of dollars related to Gulf countries. Critics say that having both a diplomatic role in the Middle East on one hand and private investment relations on the other hand, it is natural to raise questions. However, so far no agency has proven any wrongdoing on Trump or Kushner.
What did the White House say?
The White House has rejected all the allegations. The Trump administration says that the President always takes decisions in the interest of the American people and the Trump family does not directly manage investment activities. The Trump Organization also said that the investments are handled by external financial institutions.