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Trump sold up to $31 million in tech stocks in July

Donald Trump reported over 1,100 stock trades in July, with total transactions ranging between $79 million and $270 million. He sold as much as $31 million in Microsoft, up to $26 million in Amazon, and significant sums in Meta, Alphabet, and Nvidia, based on regulatory filings. Despite selling more than he bought in most tech companies, he also made new purchases, with the details presented in broad dollar ranges.

Why it mattersFrequent trading by a sitting president—especially in companies impacted by US tech policy—raises concerns about possible conflicts or the appearance of them. Most recent presidents have avoided holding this kind of portfolio while in office.

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CNBCTrump discloses more than 1,100 July trades, including up to $25 million each in sales of Microsoft, Amazon5:27 PMSouth China Morning PostTrump offloads tens of millions in AI, tech shares, led by Microsoft, Amazon, Meta12:30 PM

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