Trump's June Securities Trades Total Over $78 Million
President Donald Trump made over 1,000 securities trades in June, according to a financial disclosure published by the US Office of Government Ethics. The transactions totaled between $78.1 million and $263.1 million.
The largest transaction was a June 22 sale of between $5 million and $25 million of shares in a Vanguard Group Inc. exchange-traded fund. Trump also made significant purchases of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Visa Inc., Mastercard Inc., and Cintas Corp.
In addition, he bought and sold Palantir shares multiple times throughout the month. On June 18, he purchased between $1 million and $5 million of Berkshire Hathaway, but later sold a smaller amount on June 24.
The White House claims there are no conflicts of interest because Trump's investments are independently managed, with his son Eric stating that all holdings were in a blind trust. The assets are maintained in discretionary accounts and invested through computer-based model portfolios.