On Wednesday morning as the markets continued to slide, Trump posted on Truth Social ‘THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT.’
Those who purchased stocks in the hours between his post and the tariff announcement made a killing on stock.
Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez posted on X:
‘Any member of Congress who purchased stocks in the last 48 hours should probably disclose that now,’ the progressive posted.
‘I’ve been hearing some interesting chatter on the floor. Disclosure deadline is May 15th,’ she continued.
‘We’re about to learn a few things. It’s time to ban insider trading in Congress,’ she wrote.
Members of Congress have 45 days to disclose stock trades, meaning May 15 will be the deadline for any trades around the time of the tariff announcement.