{"id":12957,"date":"2026-05-18T17:36:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2026\/05\/18\/trump-trades-millions-in-nvidia-apple-microsoft-while-promoting-companies-usa-today\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:36:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:36:06","slug":"trump-trades-millions-in-nvidia-apple-microsoft-while-promoting-companies-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2026\/05\/18\/trump-trades-millions-in-nvidia-apple-microsoft-while-promoting-companies-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump trades millions in Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft while promoting companies – USA Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated May 18, 2026, 12:18 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

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WASHINGTON \u2013 President Donald Trump<\/a> bought and sold stocks worth at least $220 million involving companies such as Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft and Tesla, whose executives he has hosted at the White House and on his trip last week to China<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The big-dollar trading raised alarms among Democratic lawmakers<\/a> and ethics advocates<\/a> who contend the transactions represent a conflict of interest for the president. Many of the companies are regulated by the federal government or could benefit from Trump including them at official conferences.<\/p>\n

But the president\u2019s company, the Trump Organization, said his accounts are managed by third-party financial institutions without any input from Trump or his family.<\/p>\n

\u201cNeither President Trump<\/a>, his family, nor The Trump Organization plays any role in selecting, directing, or approving specific investments,\u201d the Trump Organization said in a statement. “They receive no advance notice of trading activity and provide no input regarding investment decisions or portfolio management of any kind.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The stock purchases and sales were reported in broad ranges<\/a> to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.<\/a> The total value of the transactions ranged from $220 million to about $750 million during the first three months of the year. But the reports offer a snapshot of investments rather than tallying overall holdings or the profits and losses from specific transactions.<\/p>\n

The transactions reflected a broad overlap of companies that Trump has promoted at the White House and on his trip to meet with China\u2019s President Xi Jinping<\/a>. Trump made no secret of bringing top executives<\/a> aboard Air Force One for his trip to China such as Jensen Huang of Nvidia, Tim Cook of Apple and Elon Musk<\/a> of Tesla.<\/p>\n

Trump said on social media<\/a> he was urging Xi to \u201copen up\u201d China to the foreign businesses, including Boeing and GE Aerospace, and financial services companies such as Citigroup, MasterCard and Visa.<\/p>\n

Trump announced on the first flight that China agreed to buy hundreds of new Boeing jets and GE engines. His accounts had bought at least $1 million of Boeing stock and sold at least $500,000 during the first quarter. He also bought at least $80,000 in GE Aerospace.<\/p>\n

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Reporters had shouted questions to the executives during the trip, who said it went well.<\/p>\n

\u201cMeetings went well,\u201d Huang said. \u201cMr. Xi and President Trump were incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked what had been achieved, Musk said: \u201cMany good things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s accounts bought at least $2 million and as much as $7 million in Nvidia stock during the first quarter, according to the ethics reports. The accounts also sold at least $1.8 million in Nvidia stock during that period.<\/p>\n

One of the purchases \u2013 of at least $1 million on Feb. 10 \u2013 came a week before Nvidia announced a strategic partnership with Meta<\/a>, the parent company of Facebook, spanning infrastructure for cloud storage and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n

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Trump had urged lawmakers during his State of the Union address to Congress in February<\/a> to approve legislation barring them from trading in individual stocks<\/a>. He argued that lawmakers should not be allowed to \u201ccorruptly profit from using insider information.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, agreed. But he said the president and vice president should also be prohibited<\/a> from trading individual stocks.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s the last person to lecture Americans or anyone about transparency while in office,\u201d Takano said.<\/p>\n

The nonprofit advocacy group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington said on social media<\/a> that \u201cpresidents are not supposed to be day traders.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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