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Monday, May 18, 2026

One of Wall Street's most recognizable gurus, Jim Cramer, became notably tongue-tied on Monday after President Donald Trump's recent stock-trading spree entered into a televised conversation with his colleagues on CNBC. Disclosures published by the US Office of Government Ethics last week revealed that Trump, in the first quarter of 2026, carried out over 3,700 stock transactions, including over 30 stock purchases worth $1 million or more. When CNBC co-host Carl Quintanilla brought up these trades during Monday's edition of "Squawk on the Street," Cramer spent 10 straight seconds mumbling incoherently. This promoted co-host David Faber to reassure viewers that "we're not having technical difficulties here," even as Cramer appeared to short-circuit.

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Disclosures published by the US Office of Government Ethics last week revealed that Trump, in the first quarter of 2026, carried out over 3,700 stock transactions, including over 30 stock purchases worth $1 million or more.
As noted by The Financial Times, Trump's investments included transactions involving Tesla, Nvidia, Apple, Meta, Visa, Citi, Boeing, Qualcomm, and GE Aerospace, whose executives all accompanied the president on his trip to China last week.
When CNBC co-host Carl Quintanilla brought up these trades during Monday's edition of "Squawk on the Street," Cramer spent 10 straight seconds mumbling incoherently.

More massive corruption from the rotting orange chomo.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-05-18 02:36 PM | Reply

The Orange Chomo needs to be impeached over this.

Nowhere in the the job description of President is "starting a $50 billion dollar war to trade 3700 times in a brokerage account".

"Drain the swamp" is magat slang for "fuck you I will do whatever I want".

#2 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-05-18 02:40 PM | Reply

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