Democratic Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York wondered aloud if some Trump administration officials might have taken advantage of the president’s mercurial tariff announcements to increase their personal wealth.
The stock market had a historic crash after President Donald Trump issued massive across-the-board tariffs, but it quickly recovered much of the losses after he paused most of the tariffs on Wednesday. Democrats pounced on the opportunity to accuse Republicans of insider trading.
‘We will hold extreme MAGA Republicans accountable for any corruption, insider trading, and stock market manipulation.’
“Any member of Congress who purchased stocks in the last 48 hours should probably disclose that now,” wrote Ocasio-Cortez on social media. “I’ve been hearing some interesting chatter on the floor. Disclosure deadline is May 15th.
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