President Trump and his money managers made more stock trades since his second term started than all members of Congress combined (bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-trump-stock-trades-congress) . The White House says there is no conflict of interest. Today on the show, we look at three companies he’s traded in that raise ethical flags because of their relationship with the federal government.
Fact checking by Sierra Juarez (npr.org/people/1268825622/sierra-juarez) .
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