Trump bought at least US$1 million worth of shares this quarter in companies like NVIDIA, Oracle, Microsoft, and Boeing. His portfolio also included shares in companies like Amazon, Meta, and Uber.

US President Donald Trump or his advisers made more than 3,700 stock trades in the first three months of this year. This revelation has sparked new scrutiny of Trump. This level of trading activity has surprised even Wall Street veterans, rekindling concerns of conflicts of interest in Washington.

Bloomberg first reported these revelations, which revealed trading activity worth millions of dollars in some of America's largest technology, finance, aerospace, and media companies. Simply put, between January and March of this year, Trump made an average of more than 40 trades per day. This is a significant jump from the previous quarter, when approximately 380 trades were disclosed in the last three months of 2025.

Stock market experts are surprised by this level of trading. Speaking to Bloomberg, market expert Matthew Tuttle said it was a massive trade. He said, "It's almost like a hedge fund carrying out large-scale algo trades."

In which companies did Trump invest?

The disclosures show that Trump purchased at least US$1 million worth of shares in companies like NVIDIA, Oracle, Microsoft, Boeing, and Costco this quarter. The filings also included trades involving companies like Amazon, Meta, Uber, eBay, Abbott Laboratories, AT&T, and Dollar Tree. One of the largest disclosed transactions occurred on February 10, when Trump sold holdings worth between USD 5 million and USD 25 million in Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon. Investments in companies involved in major media and entertainment deals like Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Paramount Global were also revealed.

Trump's investment creates conflict of interest!

Many of these companies operate in sectors directly affected by US government policy, regulation, and geopolitical decisions. For example, Nvidia requires Washington's approval to export advanced AI chips to China. Boeing relies heavily on US government defense and aerospace contracts. Major tech companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta are constantly affected by antitrust investigations, AI regulation debates, and federal policy decisions.

What do the critics say?

Critics say that even if no laws were broken, the current president's aggressive trading activity raises serious concerns about a potential conflict of interest. Unlike many previous US presidents, Trump has not completely sold his business interests or placed them in a traditional blind trust, which is managed independently without family involvement. According to Bloomberg, Trump's businesses are in industries impacted by government policy decisions, while his son oversees a large portion of the Trump Organization.

Trump's statements impacted the stock market.

These new revelations come just months after strange trading activity in the oil and stock futures markets fueled speculation about inside information related to Trump's public comments on Iran. Earlier this year, traders reportedly placed large bets on falling oil prices and rising US equity markets just before Trump suggested progress in Iran-related talks. Immediately following those remarks, oil prices fell while stock markets surged, fueling online speculation and sparking renewed debate about political information being linked to the markets. While no evidence has emerged publicly directly linking Trump to these trades, the incident has raised significant concerns about how sensitive political developments can be linked to financial markets.

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