Trump bought more than $100 million in bonds since January, filings show

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: NBC News

Aug. 20, 2025, 9:01 AM EDT


President Donald Trump has purchased at least $103 million worth of corporate and municipal bonds since taking office in January, according to new filings from the Office of Government Ethics.

The documents, released late Tuesday night, show that Trump began the bond-buying spree one day after being sworn in on Jan. 20 and include debt sold by companies, local governments and entities that could be directly impacted by his sweeping agenda. All said, Trump made about 690 purchases from Jan. 21 through Aug. 1.

The active trading by a president of the United States is unprecedented and puts Trump in a direct position to benefit — or lose out — if any of the entities that own the bonds he’s purchased succeed or fail. It’s also another example of Trump pursuing business endeavors and transactions to increase his wealth while serving in office.

On Jan. 21, Trump purchased a bond belonging to the New York Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority. A week later, Trump purchased another handful of bonds over consecutive days. Those bonds belong to various municipal hospital facilities, airports, regional development funds and school districts from Florida to Alaska.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/markets/trump-bought-bonds-companies-governments-rcna226024

[snowybirdie]

1. And as interest

rates fall, the prices on the bonds go up! Hummmmm. He can sell 5%,fixed rate bond in a 3% interest rate environment. People love to pay extra for that.

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. And he has spent his entire reign telling the Fed, with quasi-threats, to lower the interest rate (nt)

[Fiendish Thingy]

2. One more high crime to add to the articles of impeachment. Nt

[Karasu]

3. Presidents aren't supposed to be allowed to do this shit at all. But the first thing the GQP did back in 2016 was throw

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out the emoluments clause, so here we fucking are.

[aggiesal]

4. When I read this, buying bonds means protecting your assets ...

Now knowing that Mierda47 has been purchasing bonds, since he took office, tells me that he knew the economy is going to tank.

Economy goes bad, sell stocks, buy bonds.

What an @$$h0le!

[kimbutgar]

5. He didn't buy them someone else did when they were paying him off for access.

Look where the money came from !

[aggiesal]

8. You believe a senior administration official is telling the truth?. ...

Looks like Mierda47 heart rate signature appears on the ethics form document.
Here's the link

[kimbutgar]

10. He can sign the forms but where did the account of where did money come from?

Maybe he used an auto pen!

[aggiesal]

11. Ohhhh, the irony. n/t

[FrankTC]

6. Corrupt Governing

The value of Trump’s bonds will increase substantially if the fed lowers interest rates as he has been demanding.There ought to be a law against this. Oh, never mind.

[aggiesal]

9. Especially the Bonds he bought from megabanks Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo & Citigroup worth at least $100,000 each. n/t