Trump Logs 3,642 Stock Trades in Q1, Breaking Decades of Blind Trust Norms
The post Trump Logs 3,642 Stock Trades in Q1, Breaking Decades of Blind Trust Norms appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. President Donald Trump logged 3,642 stock trades during Q1 2026, according to a 113-page OGE Form 278-T disclosure released this week. The filing reveals a sharp pivot away from the bond-heavy posture seen in earlier 2026 reports. The volume averages roughly 60 trades per session. That pace breaks with a near-unbroken stretch of blind-trust arrangements stretching back to Lyndon B. Johnson. A Break From Decades of Blind-Trust Practice Most U.S. presidents since Johnson placed personal holdings into qualified blind trusts to limit conflicts. Jimmy Carter went further and liquidated his peanut farm. Barack Obama held Treasury notes and index funds. Joe Biden used a blind-trust arrangement during his term. The current filing covers 113 pages. It lists individual purchases of Nvidia (NVDA), Microsoft (MSFT), Broadcom (AVGO), Amazon (AMZN), and Apple (AAPL). Each fell in