The Indicator from Planet Money · Thursday, September 24, 2026
An analysis found that President Trump made approximately 28,700 stock trades during his second term, significantly more than all members of Congress combined. This averages out to about 80 trades per day the market is open.
“A Bloomberg analysis counted up how many trades here as money managers have made since taking office for his second term. Their tally, an eye-popping 28,000 seven hundred trades.”
“That's more than all members of Congress combined.”
“More than 28,000 trades. I mean, that's that's a little wild.”