According to Bloomberg, President Donald Trump has made more stock trades than all members of congress combined during his second term. The report comes as Republicans in Congress push for a ban on lawmaker stock trading — one that doesn’t apply to the president. Joe blasts the report on Trump’s finances, telling the panel: “That’s not draining the swamp.”
President Trump has made more stock trades than all members of Congress combined since returning to office. That’s according to a Bloomberg review of financial disclosures. Bloomberg reports that Trump and his money managers made more than 28,000 trades in the 17 months between his second inauguration and June of this year. That compares with about 22,000 trades reported by members of Congress. The numbers come as Republicans push a ban on congressional stock trading, but the legislation does not apply to the president. The Morning Joe panel discusses the latest reporting.
On Wednesday’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna joined NEWSMAX from the 2026 Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas to discuss the push to ban congressional stock trading, Iran, the Democratic Party, and the upcoming elections.
The valuations for sports teams have increased exponentially in recent years. It’s almost an understatement to say that sports is big business. What does this mean for the mechanics of sports operations? Pablo Torre is a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and the host, executive editor, and co-owner of Pablo Torre Finds Out. Torre also recently reported on a bombshell alleged shell game of investments and insider deals which are now under scrutiny by the federal government. He joins Chris Hayes to discuss the rising costs of sports for fans, profit vs. championships, the youth sports bubble and more.
Some Democrats have argued that any individual stock trading ban that Congress passes for lawmakers should be applicable to the president and vice president as well.
Kalshi announced this week it’s banning former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., from participating in its prediction market amid allegations he tried to manipulate a wager. Entrepreneur Chris Josephs, who tracks the stock trades of members of Congress, tells “Katie Pavlich Tonight” that public scrutiny is pivoting to prediction markets. #PredictionMarkets #Politics "Katie Pavlich Tonight" offers a conservative take on the day’s events while welcoming all viewpoints. The goal: cutting through left-right bias in pursuit of plain facts and honest analysis.
OPINION: Disgraced former New York Congressman George Santos receives a lifetime ban and a more than $70,000 fine from Kalshi after an internal investigation found evidence of insider trading. #Kalshi #GeorgeSantos #InsiderTrading About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow…
Kalshi has announced a lifetime ban against disgraced former Rep. George Santos, as well as penalties against three political candidates who bet on their own races.
Laurie Buckhout of North Carolina said she “bet on myself. Literally.”
$71,356 penalty