Trump bought up to $25 million in Meta and millions in SpaceX debt in August
The filing shows 517 August trades as the trust added up to $25 million in Meta shares and up to $5 million in SpaceX debt.
- President Donald Trump disclosed more than 500 securities transactions in August, including a purchase of up to $25 million in Meta stock and an investment of as much as $5 million in SpaceX debt.
- The 517 purchases and sales totaled roughly $74.3 million to $273.3 million, according to a CNBC analysis, with trading activity remaining highly active despite slowing from prior months.
- On Aug. 18, Trump's accounts purchased SpaceX notes carrying a 5.35% interest rate; two days later, he signed a national space transportation policy supporting commercial launch expansion, a sector where SpaceX serves as a major Pentagon contractor and NASA provider.
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Robert Garcia requested information on Trump's money managers, though the White House denied any conflicts of interest, and Trump said, "They invest my money, and I don't talk to them. I never — I don't even speak to them."
- Diversified holdings included Abbott Laboratories, Netflix, and Chevron, while sales encompassed Dell Technologies and Nvidia, as some estimates detailed by CNBC claim he made more than $2.2 billion in revenue last year.
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US President Donald Trump keeps his investments active during his term: in August he acquired shares in large companies and SpaceX debt.
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