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The Indicator from Planet Money · Thursday, September 24, 2026

DoorDash Featured in White House Event Amidst President's Stock Trades

President Trump traded DoorDash stock in the months leading up to a White House event promoting the 'no tax on tips' policy, which featured a DoorDash driver delivering an order to the Oval Office. Trump praised the company during the event, stating, 'DoorDash does a really good job.'

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The tape

2 quotes
“I have a DoorDash order for you, Mr. President.”
Sharon Simmons
“Oh, that's right, man. Look at this. DoorDash does a really good job.”
Donald Trump
Heard on The Indicator from Planet Money — “What Doordash, Dell and Palantir all have in common”, published Thursday, September 24, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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