Folks, I almost spilled my coffee reading this one. It seems President Donald Trump has been quite the busy bee on Truth Social, sharing “very big and exciting news” about companies like Nvidia, all while making some interesting stock purchases. According to a CNN investigation, Trump has promoted over 20 companies on his Truth Social account, often just days after buying stock in those firms. Now, I’m no financial expert, but that sounds like a pretty cozy relationship between Trump’s investments and his social media posts.
I mean, take the case of Nvidia, for example. Trump announced that the company would be building AI supercomputers in the US, and just days earlier, he had purchased between $200,000 and $500,000 of their stock. Bless their hearts, I’m sure it’s just a coincidence. The White House, of course, has denied that Trump has ever used his office for financial gain, saying that all of his stock trades are conducted by outside financial managers and that Trump has zero control over which trades are made.
But here’s the thing: Trump’s assets are held in fully discretionary accounts managed by independent third-party financial institutions, which means he can know which stocks his money managers are buying or selling. It’s not clear whether Trump was aware of any of his purchases when he was posting about the companies, but it’s certainly an interesting overlap. And let’s not forget that Trump has not placed his assets in a blind trust, unlike many of his predecessors, which means he can know about his holdings and report individual stocks and transactions on his financial disclosures.
Now, I know what you’re thinking: what about all the other companies Trump has promoted on Truth Social? Well, it turns out that there are dozens of cases where Trump promoted companies that most of his followers had no idea he had recently invested in. CNN used a database of Trump’s Truth Social posts and compared it to a list of his stock trades, and the results are pretty striking. Trump made at least 44 stock purchases of 21 different companies within a week before he posted a complimentary message about them on Truth Social.
It’s worth noting that Trump’s financial disclosure lists over 21,000 financial transactions he made in 2025, largely purchases and sales of stock. The amount of each transaction is reported in broad ranges, so we don’t know the exact amounts, but it’s clear that Trump is a prolific trader. And while there’s no evidence that Trump has posted about specific companies to boost his portfolio, the sheer volume of his trades and posts raises some eyebrows.
In the end, it’s up to us to decide what to make of all this. But one thing’s for sure: Trump’s combination of social media posting and stock trading is certainly… interesting. And as one expert put it, “This is why we’ve long said government officials should not be able to trade stock while they’re in office.” So, the next time you see Trump posting about a company on Truth Social, just remember: he might have a stake in it. And that’s just the way the cookie crumbles, folks.
Armchair patriot. Believes in the free market, cold beer, and that there’s always a guy named George behind every CNN segment.
Former remote-throwing champion turned #1 couch commentator on liberal panic in the media. Born in Texas (or so his mug says), he earned a degree in Fake Newsology & Beer Philosophy from YouTube University.
