Making money off US military Nobel laureate Paul Krugman argues evidence suggests Trump insiders are profiting from the Iran war through market manipulation. On March 20, Trump’s contradictory statements about Iran fueled speculation about insider trading. On Monday, 15 minutes before Trump announced a five-day pause on hostilities via Truth Social at 7:05am, massive spikes occurred in S&P 500 e-Mini futures trading and West Texas Intermediate oil futures.Crude oil prices plummeted from $112 to $97 per barrel after Trump’s announcement. Krugman wrote “somebody close to Trump knew what he was about to do, and exploited that inside information to make huge, instant profits,” calling the situation treasonous. Similar suspicious trading occurred before Trump’s Venezuela military action.
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Chris Carns
Remember the community activist that made a fortune after he left office.....I wonder who paid him so well for NOTHING?
Chris Carns
Oh, you mean like this:
Nancy Pelosi. When she entered Congress in 1987, financial disclosures showed she and her husband held between $610,000 and $785,000 in stocks. Over the decades, analyses by OpenSecrets show the couple has made at least $130 million in stock profits.
Chris Carns
Or maybe you meant like this:
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minnesota) net worth has reportedly jumped up to $30 million in 2025 – an increase of 3,500% since last year.
Omar’s daughter, Isra Hirsi, was in the news this summer after saying she could get a job after being suspended from Columbia for protesti... View More