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        "id": 1751591,
        "msgid": "trump-still-actively-trading-stocks-while-president-as-wealth-rises-sharply-1779545793",
        "date": "2026-05-20 13:10:17",
        "title": "Trump Still Actively Trading Stocks While President as Wealth Rises Sharply",
        "author": "Teuku Muhammad Valdy Arief",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "A federal ethics report shows Donald Trump engaged in more than 3,600 stock trades in the first quarter of 2026, including a $6 million stake in Nvidia. Critics warn that the personal asset ownership could influence public policy, while Trump\u2019s team says the investments are managed by independent third parties and not controlled by him or his family. Ethics experts caution that the arrangement raises conflicts of interest given potential policy implications.",
        "content": "<p>Editor<\/p>\n<p>KOMPAS.com - United States President Donald Trump has again drawn\nscrutiny after a new report to the federal ethics office showing him\nactively trading stocks in large volumes during the first quarter of\n2026.<\/p>\n<p>The report shows more than 3,600 stock buy and sell transactions\ncarried out in just the first three months of this year.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the trades involve companies whose businesses could be\ndirectly affected by US government policy.<\/p>\n<p>Because of the activity, some observers have begun to refer to Trump\nas the \u201cChief Trader.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of Trump\u2019s largest transactions was an investment of up to $6\nmillion, or about Rp 106.2 billion, at Nvidia, the chipmaker, at an\nexchange rate of Rp 17,705 per US dollar.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the US government had approved Nvidia to sell advanced chips\nto China, a decision that could directly affect the company\u2019s\nperformance.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s portfolio also includes shares in defence primes such as\nLockheed Martin, General Dynamics, and Northrop Grumman.<\/p>\n<p>These companies have benefited from rising military demand amid the\nIran conflict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he were the defence secretary, he would be committing a crime,\u201d\nsaid Richard Painter, a former White House ethics adviser under\nPresident George W. Bush.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTechnically he could do this, but it would breach fundamental\ntrust,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>US federal rules prohibit government officials from owning\ninvestments that could be influenced by their policy decisions. The\nprovision does not apply to the president.<\/p>\n<p>A Trump family business spokesperson, Kimberly Benza, said the entire\npresidential investment portfolio is managed by independent third\nparties.<\/p>\n<p>She said Trump and his family do not decide on, direct, or approve\ninvestments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNeither President Trump, his family, nor the Trump Organisation has\na role in selecting, directing, or approving specific investments,\u201d\nBenza said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey do not receive prior notification of trading activity and do\nnot provide input on investment decisions or portfolio management,\u201d she\nadded.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, ethics experts still view the situation as\nproblematic.<\/p>\n<p>They argue that the president\u2019s knowledge of ownership of private\nassets could influence public policy, from government contracts to war\ndecisions.<\/p>",
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