A reporter threw a pretty direct question at Karoline Leavitt, the White House Press Secretary. He wanted to know if President Trump had spoken about the stock trading ban that’s making its way through Congress. The reporter added that Trump had made some “loaded comments” about Senator Josh Hawley and mentioned reports that the two had since spoken.
“Have you uh talked with the president about his position on the stock uh trading ban bill for Congress? He obviously had pretty loaded comments about Senator Holly. There’s some reporting that we’ve since spoken. What is his position on the current status?”
It didn’t end there. He asked the same thing again, word for word, just to be crystal clear.
“Have you uh talked with the president about his position on the stock uh trading ban bill before Congress? He obviously had pretty loaded comments about Senator Holly. There’s some reporting that they’ve since spoken. What is his position on the current status of that bill?”
Leavitt didn’t dance around it. She confirmed the call.
“The president has spoken to Senator Holly, who called him, and the president took that call.”
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELAnd then she dropped the headline.
“As the president said in the Roosevelt room yesterday, conceptually, he of course supports the idea of ensuring that members of Congress and United States senators who are here for public service cannot enrich themselves.”
Let that sink in. A president just said out loud what Americans have been yelling at their TVs for years. People in public office should not be getting rich while pretending to represent you. And why is this even a conversation right now? Leavitt made it clear. The answer is Nancy Pelosi.
“And the reason that this idea to put a ban on stock trading for members of Congress is even a thing is because of Nancy Pelosi. I mean, she is is rightfully criticized because she makes, I think, $174,000 a year, yet she has a net worth of approximately $413 million.”
That’s not public service. That’s generational wealth off a government salary.
“In 2024, Nancy Pelosi’s stock portfolio, this was a fascinating statistic to me, grew 70% in one year in 2024. and her portfolio outperformed every single large hedge fund in that same year and even more than doubled the returns of Warren Buffett’s Birkshshire Hathaway.”
Seventy percent. Beat Buffett. Beat every hedge fund. But sure, it’s just smart investing, right?
Leavitt brought it back to the point. Trump’s not having it.
“So I think the president stands with the American people on this. He doesn’t want to see people like Nancy Pelosi enriching themselves off of public service and ripping off their constituents in the process.”
That’s not vague. That’s not hedging. That’s a direct shot.
“As for the mechanics of the legislation and how it will move forward, the White House continues to be in discussions with our friends on Capitol Hill.”
Translation: the fight is on. Trump’s team is working the angles. The bill is in play.
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So now we know where Trump stands. And if Pelosi’s stock success raised your eyebrows, you’re not alone. Trump just made it clear he’s not looking the other way.
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