Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene purchased between $21,000 and $315,000 in stocks on April 8th and 9th, the day before and the day of President Trump's announcement to pause global tariffs. She also sold between $50,000 and $100,000 in Treasury bills on April 8th. This occurred shortly after Trump encouraged people to "buy the dip."
Greene's purchases included stocks in various companies, including Apple, other technology firms, energy companies like Devon Energy, and pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. These purchases followed Trump's social media post urging stock market investment.
Democrats are calling for investigations into whether Trump's actions were intended to manipulate the market and benefit his allies, potentially through insider trading. This raises questions regarding the timing of Greene's trades and their relationship to Trump's announcement.
While members of Congress must report their stock trades, they only need to report broad ranges of transaction values. Greene's trades are some of the first to be reported from the period around Trump's tariff announcement.