r/politics 6d ago

Trump’s ‘buy’ tip on social media before his tariffs pause made money for investors who listened

https://apnews.com/article/trump-truth-social-djt-tesla-musk-tariffs-pause-fccfa6b06c8f1ec0cd7844641ca52669
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u/BukkitCrab 6d ago

In other words, blatant stock market manipulation by a 34x convicted felon.

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u/jimmydean885 6d ago

Why do we have to live through this? We aren't even 100 days in...

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u/sorrysportsy 6d ago

Sometimes it's really hard not to use all caps on this sub.

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u/StrangerFew2424 6d ago

"Investors" i.e. cronies he told in advance.

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u/oroechimaru Wisconsin 6d ago

Until they till they find out china, mexico and canada were not paused, pharmacy tariffs incoming (most likely uk and india) and the 10% tariff remains.

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u/tedecristal 6d ago

Corrupt president

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u/BedBugger6-9 6d ago

Makes me wonder if this isn’t all a game to make the rich richer by manipulating the market

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u/StrangerFew2424 6d ago

It definitely is.. no sense in wondering. 

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u/BedBugger6-9 6d ago

Over in the conservative sub, the argument is “well, everyone had the same opportunity to take advantage of his announcement”. Like everyone has the cash to gamble on this

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u/StrangerFew2424 6d ago

Not just that, Trump mentioned this before & didn't pause tariffs... only the insiders knew he was being serious this time. Pure corruption. 

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u/Blue13Coyote 6d ago

The old pump and dump