Donald Trump repeatedly touted companies or their products days after he purchased large amounts of their stocks, according to a new analysis. 

The President has broken with past leaders and opted against putting his assets into a blind trust, meaning he can see what stocks are being traded on behalf of his money managers. 

The structure disallows Trump or his family from directing trades, but it does give the Republican visibility into what he owns. 

And according to a CNN analysis, the President has promoted over 20 companies on Truth Social just days after purchasing their shares. 

At times his promotions came paired with announcements that the government would be taking action on issues that could benefit the firms, the analysis states. 

It is unclear whether or not the President knew of the trades before posting about them or their products. Further, some of the trades that preceded an accompanying post came in batches of hundreds of transactions. 

The billionaire Republican has said he’d sign a bill forbidding stock trading among lawmakers but has vehemently pushed back on efforts to curtail the transactions of US presidents.  

The White House denied that Trump has profited off of the presidency. 

A CNN analysis found that President Donald Trump has promoted over 20 companies on Truth Social just days after purchasing their shares

His posts complimented the business, quoted its CEO or featured the company’s products just days after he purchased shares

Trump can see the stocks that he owns but he cannot direct his money managers to purchase shares, according to the structure of his account, which is not a blind trust

‘All of President Trump’s assets are in held in fully discretionary accounts managed by independent third-party financial institutions,’ White House Spokeswoman Anna Kelly told the Daily Mail.  ‘There are no conflicts of interest.’

‘This is the same, tired narrative that Democrats have pushed against President Trump, his family, and his administration for a decade.’

Still, the timing of some of the President’s stock trades and fawning posts is uncanny. 

On April 15, 2025, for example, Trump posted on his social media app that he had some ‘very big and exciting news’ about Nvidia. ‘All necessary permits will be expedited and quickly delivered,’ to the company, he wrote. 

Just days earlier he had bought between $200,000 and $500,000 of Nvidia stock, according to the analysis. 

In total, the CNN analysis discovered that the President at minimum made 44 stock transactions in 21 companies within the week he penned a complimentary social media post about them.

The posts ranged from the president mentioning the firm, to sharing articles about them or circulating comments from their CEOs. There were also instances reported where the President bought a stock and then went on to criticize it or its leadership. 

The President’s 2025 financial disclosure released last month shows over 21,000 transactions, averaging out to 57 per day. 

All former Presidents going back at least five decades have put their assets into a blind trust, meaning they could not know what stocks were being traded on their behalf. 

It is unclear whether the President was aware of his stock purchases before he penned posts complimenting those firms 

Trump’s recent financial disclosure showed that he made $2.2 billion in revenue in 2025

On July 31, 2025, Trump bought between $15,000 and $50,000 of stock in American Eagle Outfitters. 

Four days later he posted online complimenting the brand’s ad campaign with heartthrob actress Sydney Sweeney. 

‘Sydney Sweeney, a registered Republican, has the ‘HOTTEST’ ad out there,’ the President posted. ‘It’s for American Eagle, and the jeans are ‘flying off the shelves.’ Go get ’em Sydney!’

The post prompted headlines and free publicity for the clothing retailer.

‘This man will do anything to illegally profit off being the president, no matter how brazen,’ California Democratic Congressman Jared Huffman reacted to the story. 

‘Trump’s newest textbook demonstration of corruption is buying up a bunch of stock, then hopping on Truth Social to promote the same companies and give those stocks a big boost. Every single day Trump redefines ethical rock bottom.’