Updated · The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting · May 21
Trump Portfolio Bought John Deere Stock 3 Times, Including $15,001-$50,000 Unsolicited Trade
Updated
Updated · The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting · May 21
Trump Portfolio Bought John Deere Stock 3 Times, Including $15,001-$50,000 Unsolicited Trade
2 articles · Updated · The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting · May 21
Trump’s investment portfolio bought Deere & Co. shares three times since January, including a March 12 purchase valued at $15,001-$50,000 that disclosure records marked as “unsolicited.”
The Deere buys were part of nearly 4,000 recent trades in Trump’s May 12 financial disclosure, spanning millions of dollars in companies with business before his administration, including Apple and Nvidia.
Deere has moved closer to Trump in recent months: its CEO attended a January Iowa rally where Trump praised the stock, and the company later backed administration moves to cut machinery regulations.
Trump has not placed his assets in a blind trust, unlike other presidents, drawing renewed conflict-of-interest scrutiny that the White House rejected, saying there are no conflicts.
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