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Wicked Blue

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Sat Nov 15, 2025, 06:56 PM Saturday

Trump buys at least $82 million in bonds since late August, disclosures show

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump bought at least $82 million in corporate and municipal bonds from late August to early October including new investments in sectors benefiting from his policies, financial disclosures made public on Saturday showed.

According to the forms released by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, Trump carried out more than 175 financial purchases from August 28 through October 2. The disclosures, made under a 1978 transparency law called the Ethics in Government Act, do not list exact amounts for each purchase, only providing a broad range.

The maximum total value of the bond purchases exceeded $337 million, according to the filings.

Most of the assets listed in Saturday's disclosures consist of bonds issued by municipalities, states, counties, school districts and other entities with ties to public agencies.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/trump-buys-least-82-million-bonds-since-late-august-disclosures-show-2025-11-15/

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Trump buys at least $82 million in bonds since late August, disclosures show (Original Post) Wicked Blue Saturday OP
He wants to balance out the inevitable recession and stock market correction IronLionZion Saturday #1
Making money from his destruction of our country. Irish_Dem Saturday #2
"The Dukes are trying to corner the Market. They know something . . . " at 3:42 no_hypocrisy Saturday #3
Such a great scene in a great movie! PSPS Saturday #4
And this isn't against the law? mdbl Saturday #5
Law? yellow dahlia Saturday #6
Looks like a list of everything he wants to privatize...just sayin'. pecosbob Sunday #7
can you say insider trading. if martha can do prison, so can oompa. pansypoo53219 Sunday #8

IronLionZion

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1. He wants to balance out the inevitable recession and stock market correction
Sat Nov 15, 2025, 07:02 PM
Saturday

Lots of Trump officials made tons of money investing based on his tariff policies and subsequent reversals.

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