Following President Trump's social media posts, which appeared to address stock prices and investor concerns, several Democratic lawmakers and ethics experts have raised alarms about possible insider trading or market manipulation. Senators Adam Schiff and Ruben Gallego have formally requested an investigation into whether Trump or his administration acted on inside information regarding tariff policies. Trump’s spokesperson defended the posts as reassuring, while critiques from ethics experts highlight the potential risks of public officials influencing financial markets during critical announcements.
Now some Democratic lawmakers and government ethics experts are calling for investigations into whether Trump was attempting to deliberately manipulate the markets, or to enable others to trade on insider information.
It is the responsibility of the President of the United States to reassure the markets and Americans about their economic security, wrote White House spokesperson Kush Desai in an emailed statement.
We can't have senior public officials - including the president - talking about stock prices and where to buy or to sell at the same time as they are making and announcing decisions that have a dramatic impact on stock prices,
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