Trump II's financial disclosure indicated millions in stock trades in the first quarter of 2026. He bought and sold shares in private equity underwriters (PEU). They include:
- Apollo Global Management
- Blackstone, Blackstone Secured Lending, Blackstone MTG TR Inc. REIT & Invitation Homes
- Blue Owl
- Carlyle Group
- KKR
- Apple
- Amazon
- Alphabet
- Broadcom
- Intel
- Meta
- Microsoft
- NVIDIA
- Oracle
- Palantir
The filing shows gobs of trades on 2-23-26.
Trump II and Bibi Netanyahu attacked Iran five days later. That conflict remains unresolved. Trump II alternates from "needing help to resolve it" to not needing any.
Lurch, he does.
Trump II loves PEU and their new TechGod/CryptoBro brethren. He loves them so much they are in and out of his portfolio.
Trump II loves them, he loves them not. He loves them a little and then something happens. He really loves them NOT.
Update 5-16-26: Anyone with Trump Discernment Skills (TDS) can see this as his latest egregious, grand, in-your-face violation of historical norms within top political leadership.
Previous presidents divested assets or took other steps to avoid conflicts of interest or even the appearance of ethical issues while in office.Trump II is a alone in his own ethical ether:
Federal law only required officeholders to report transactions involving securities after the passage of the STOCK Act in 2012, which strengthened disclosure requirements for executive branch officials and members of Congress.
Neither former President Barack Obama, whose money was invested in Treasury bills and broadly diversified mutual funds, nor Joe Biden traded stocks or bonds while in office. Trump is the first president who triggered the disclosure requirement.
There is no conflict of interest according to White House officials as the concept has gone the way of race in Crackerland. Neither one exists anymore in Trump world, the place where liars cheat and cheaters lie.
Trump usurped the White House to further his business at every possible turn.