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Last week, the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) published two Form 278-T disclosure reports covering Trump’s personal financial activity from January through March 2026. The documents, more than 100 pages, show more than 3,700 individual stock transactions. That’s more than 40 trades per market day across a three-month period.

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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Some reports have trump pulling in over 1.4 billion dollars for himself this term so far.

According to Google, all presidents over the last 100 years in office including trump’s first term added up together made 22 million dollars.

Dude is fucking the world and raping this country for money on his way out. He absolutely doesn’t give a fuck, he’s gonna be dead soon so he’s setting everything on fire.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I can remember the cons having fainting spells over Bill Clinton's speaking fees. After he was President.

Now some of these very same asshats are very cool with Donvict and his crime family making off with BILLIONS. While in office.

[–] TrippingBalls@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Hillary turned $1k into $100k in one day on a futures trade. It was the top news for weeks

[–] cmbabul@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 days ago

They never really cared even then, part of it is they see it all as a team sport, part of it is that they think every single politician does this and it’s the same regardless, or just want to spite specific people they know who are on the left side of things

[–] DragonAce@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I can remember when Republicans shit their pants and were pearl clutching about the Lewinsky scandal. But now crickets with the Epstein scandal. It was never about morality.

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[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 73 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Ladies and Gentlemen, the most corrupt piece of shit on planet Earth; Donald John Trump... the whiniest most arrogant dumb fuck, worst president in the history of the US. This pedophile rapist piece of shit has made more money while in office than any other president. Jimmy Carter chose to put his peanut farm in a blind trust before taking office as not to create any conflict of interest; guess what Donald John Trump did when Carter died and we had all the flags at half staff? He, whined that they should be put back up full staff because it happened to be on his inauguration day, what a whiney little bitch boy, huh?

When this piece of absolute waste of atoms kicks the bucket, we can only hope it'll be 30 days of pure celebration, and then completely forget he existed. Not a celebration of life, but a celebration of death. Not half staff for this child rapist. Take down all the crap he put up, all his images, all his name he plastered all over everything as its considered graffiti as far as I'm concerned. Let us rejoice the day this cocksucking grifter piece of shit finally croaks, it will be absolute glory! Come on cholesterol, what the fuck is taking so long?

[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 19 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I'm in complete agreement with your sentiments, but I think we're going to be looking at far more than 30 days to recover from the damage he's caused. I'm thinking more like 30 years, if we're lucky.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

To be fair, he said 30 days of celebrating, not 30 days of rebuilding.

A month to party and then get to work on repairs.

[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

yeah especially if the following democrat leaderships (if there ever will be one) are like "patience guys change takes time, it is not a magical fairy tale"

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world 6 points 4 days ago

If they do that, MAGA will be back in power in four years. MAGA must be decisively crushed, and purged from our government and society as the legitimate National Security Threat they are. We wouldn't allow ISIS or Al Qaeda to take over our country, and I don't see how MAGA is any different.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Not half staff for this child rapist.

I've entertained the idea of getting a huge flag just so I can LEAVE THAT MOTHERFUCKER UP.

The thing is that trying to keep it from getting all nasty and tattered would take up a lot of time. Also, there is the chance that some dumbass Repedopublican might get violent toward my family.

[–] Dotdashdot@feddit.uk 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Don’t forget the hunting down and jailing of every garbage enabler who rode with him! Start with his entire family.

[–] bradinutah@thelemmy.club 4 points 4 days ago

Don't forget the many Republican and DINO Senators and House Reps who make this possible and make it continue. They have the power to stop it and they too are okay with this blatant corruption.

I agree with all of that. If only there had been a way for Americans to know about all this before he was ELECTED by them ... Oh wait...

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Prison. Trump always has belonged in prison.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 1 points 3 days ago

From cradle to casket.

[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

"...they called it insider trading."

File this one under 'no shit, sherlock'.

[–] osanna@lemmy.vg 3 points 3 days ago

Imagine if Obama or Biden did half of what this corrupt turd has done. The magats would be calling for their heads. But dumpy gets a pass for some reason

[–] minorkeys@sh.itjust.works 18 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This isn't insider trading, it's market manipulation. His actions are directly affecting the stock prices.

[–] ClownStatue@piefed.social 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

¿Por queue no los dos?

[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

They’re only calling it insider trading because that’s exactly what it is.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The obese child rapist is insider trading? Oh, wow, I'm sure an agency is investigating this blatant crime right now!!!

[–] kibblebits@quokk.au 15 points 4 days ago

This is why he’s trying to prevent ever being audited.

I’m always shocked how many people, especially on Lemmy, are thinking this is business as usual, and that a return to is coming.

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Guys. Don't be mad at Trump. He's just doing all he knows. Which is being a shit smear. Be angry at John Roberts for making him immune and be angry at all the white people who couldn't handle a black president and needed to exert their racism.

[–] osanna@lemmy.vg 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A black woman president. Imagine if a black woman was leading the country. Eww. Horrible to think of what she would have done. /s

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I was more talking about Obama but your comment is relevant too.

[–] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Fuck Trump. Fuck his family. I hope they all die. Rancid fucks.

Thanks Christ those super tough Americans have that much sought after and fought over 2nd amendment to stop this sort of shit.

[–] osanna@lemmy.vg 1 points 3 days ago

It always amazes me. They’re always going on about thei mr “God given” second amendment rights, but when there’s an actual tyrant? Nowhere to be seen

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

They're calling it insider trading

Yeah, because, fucking DUH, it is.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Jim Cramer was speechless

I guess exclaiming, "my goodness there's gambling going on in the casino!" would have been too on the nose

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[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 6 points 4 days ago

I don't believe professional clown Jim Kramer has ever been speechless.

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