What's the odds Trump is the inside trader?

[jmowreader]

Since that asshole has been back in power there’s been a disturbing trend: some rich guy does a securities trade just before Trump does something that causes that trade to make a ton of money. The latest example is someone shorting Brent crude just before the Strait of Hormuz opened. Of course, all of us Trump watchers decided Trump told one of his friends what he was going to do long enough before he did it to monetize it.

I have noticed that Trump has made a ton of money since he’s been back. We know he’s basically Gone Yogurt and slapped his name on everything. “Merchandising! Merchandising! Merchandising! Where the REAL money of the picture is made!” Problem is, you don’t make billions of dollars by selling superhero cards and gold painted sneakers. That kind of money only comes from seemingly risky securities trading.

So…if it turns out that Trump himself is profiteering from his policy decisions, will the stock players in the Republican caucuses in Congress finally decide they’ve had enough of his shit?

[Timewas]

1. One way or another

He is involved

[The Madcap]

2. 90%.

Why else would there be no investigation?

[Attilatheblond]

3. "will the stock players in the Republican caucuses in Congress finally decide they've had enough of his shit?"

No, they'll just insist on a heads up so they can play too

[RandomNumbers]

14. I'm thinking most are already in on it.

[unblock]

4. Not his style

He doesn't risk his own money. He lets others do that then he takes a cut.

[jmowreader]

6. He wouldn't need to risk his own money

If you have a "sure fire thing" people WILL loan you money to invest in it.

[unblock]

11. I guess I should have said he doesn't play with his own money

Agreed it's not really a financial risk if the fix is in.

Still not his m.o. Not saying he would never do it; no sense of ethics would give him pause. But he prefers to use such opportunities to get someone to become beholden to him and/or to value him as a source of valuable, secret information

[Pisces]

5. From Wolf of Wallstreet these are ratholes for his sons.

[Irish_Dem]

7. 100% it's him or his spawn.

[OLDMDDEM]

8. I think his sons.

[JT45242]

9. His family is certainly part of it...

Probably laundering money for Putin as well.

[fujiyamasan]

10. Probably Baron

Remember, he knows computer!

[Norrrm]

12. Wait a bit. The war announcement is not quite ready.

[ProfessorGAC]

13. Zero

What liquidity would be used to invest?
His net worth has gone up because of his grift & graft, but his liquidity has barely budged.
It could be, however, someone who can manipulate him.

[FHRRK1]

15. Less than zero

He doesn’t have the capability to execute any trade.

Now the probability that he is profiting off the trades, 100%