For someone who campaigned under the promise of “drain the swamp,” Donald Trump’s new financial disclosures seem a little questionable. His first-quarter financial disclosures revealed that the former reality TV host traded at least $220 million in major American companies—many of which are directly impacted by his administration’s policies.
The Office of Government Ethics doesn’t require that the president disclose specific amounts, only ranges of securities traded. That means the cumulative value of these transactions could be anywhere from $220 million to $750 million.
Although the Trump administration insists that he doesn’t personally control his investment portfolio, these disclosures are drawing fierce criticism from all sides of the aisle. How do you drain the swap when it looks like you’re swimming in it?
President Trump is under fire once again
According to disclosure forms reviewed by Deadline, Trump traded millions of dollars in companies like Nvidia, Paramount, Palantir, Tesla, and Boeing within the first three months of 2026.
Critics are concerned about the trades because of just how interwined these companies are with Trump’s policies. For example, he purchased dozens of Netflix securities. Those totaled at least $570,000, along with sales during that period totaling at least $1.3 million. He also purchased between $15,001 and $50,000 in Paramount Skydance securities on March 25. The same day, he bought the same amount in Warner Bros. Discovery.
The Netflix, Paramount, and Warner Bros. purchases were especially eyebrow-raising because Netflix was in talks to purchase Warner Brothers earlier this year but lost out in a bidding war to Paramount. The proposed merger is currently under review by the Department of Justice. Trump previously threatened to get personally involved.
Other media companies Trump invested in include The Walt Disney Company and Comcast. Millions of dollars also went towards transactions with tech giants like Meta, Microsoft, and Apple.
With so much money invested in these deeply influential companies, critics are once again concerned that Trump’s interests don’t align with those of the everyday American.
“He is the swamp,” warned one commentator on Twitter/X.
Another added, “He must be removed from the White House!”
The Trump Organization hasn’t commented directly on these latest filings. However, they’ve previously maintained that there’s nothing out of the ordinary happening with his stock purchases. This is just business as usual, according to them.
“Neither President Trump, his family, nor The Trump Organization plays any role in selecting, directing, or approving specific investments. They receive no advance notice of trading activity and provide no input regarding investment decisions or portfolio management of any kind,” a spokesperson previously said.
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