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Apr 3, 2025 4:52 pm
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Trump Expands Major Bond Investments
New public filings show that the president has made large financial moves in recent weeks. The new forms list at least 82 million dollars in bond purchases made from late August through early October. These Trump Bond Investments include a wide mix of corporate bonds and bonds issued by public agencies. The filings were released under a federal transparency law that requires top officials to report their financial activity.
The documents show more than 175 separate purchases carried out from August 28 through October 2. The forms do not publish exact figures for each investment. Instead, they use broad ranges. When the top values of the ranges are added together, the total could reach more than 337 million dollars. Because of this wide range, the full value of the purchases is hard to pinpoint. Even so, the filings make clear that the president has expanded his bond portfolio in a short period of time.
Many of the new assets come from city governments, states, counties, and school districts. These bonds are often used to fund roads, schools, and other local projects. Large sums were also placed into corporate bonds issued by major companies across many key sectors. Some of these sectors are already growing due to new policy changes that reduce rules on businesses and financial markets.
The filings list new corporate bonds from well-known technology and retail giants. These include chipmakers and large tech companies that have gained from strong market demand. They also include major retailers and large banks. Some of the purchases were made in late August and included debt from major investment banks. The filings also show new bonds from Intel. This came at a time when the government took a stake in the company. The mix of corporate bonds shows a strong spread across industries that have seen growth in recent months.
A White House official said the president continues to meet all his financial reporting duties. These reports are required under the Ethics in Government Act. The law dates back to 1978 and was written to increase public trust in government officials by making their financial activity more visible. The official said the president follows all rules and wants to show transparency. The administration has said before that the president does not manage the portfolio himself. Instead, it is handled by a third-party financial institution. The president made his wealth in real estate and has said that his companies are held in a trust.
Another disclosure, filed in August, showed that he had already bought more than 100 million dollars in bonds since returning to the presidency in January of last year. These earlier investments added to a portfolio that has grown steadily for many months. The most recent filings now show a new wave of Trump Bond Investments made across a short period of time.
In June, the president also filed his annual disclosure form. That form covered the 2024 calendar year. It showed that income from many business ventures still goes to him. This has led to questions about possible conflicts of interest because the success of the ventures can be linked to policy decisions made by the administration. The June filing listed more than 600 million dollars in income from crypto assets, golf businesses, licensing deals, and other ventures. It also showed that his interest in crypto added a large amount to his overall wealth.
The same annual filing placed the value of his total assets at no less than 1.6 billion dollars. This figure came from a review of the public form at the time. The new filings released this week add more detail and show that the president has continued to expand his investments into a wide set of bonds. This includes corporate bonds linked to major global firms and bonds supporting local public projects.
The filings also point to a pattern of steady growth in his personal financial portfolio. Even though the exact total cannot be known due to the wide value ranges used in the forms, the recent purchases add up to a significant share of new investments made in only a few weeks. These details highlight how Trump Bond Investments have grown in size and reach as the president continues to take part in one of the largest personal portfolios held by a US leader.
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