Overview
- Newly released disclosures show 189 bond purchases and two sales between mid-November and the end of December, with most purchases in municipal debt.
- Outlets differ on the total value, with BILD reporting at least $51 million and DER SPIEGEL citing roughly $100 million, including corporate lots of up to about $2 million each.
- The portfolio includes corporate bonds from Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery acquired weeks after their merger was announced, and Trump said in December he would be involved in reviewing that deal.
- Additional corporate holdings cited in the filings include Boeing, General Motors and Occidental Petroleum, alongside extensive municipal issuers such as cities, school districts, utilities and hospitals.
- An unnamed White House official told Reuters that independent financial institutions manage the president’s stock and bond portfolio, a claim that has not dispelled concerns about potential conflicts.