So, a question. Trump tweets, the stock market reacts. Is anyone watching trump, family and

[NRaleighLiberal]

friends stock market activity? Is this essentially market manipulation - after the tariff thing, aside from the Ichan instance, is there any shorting going on?

It's just that I think the trumpeteers see the office and position as nothing more than a chance to keep filling the piggy bank.

just crossed my mind this morning as I did my errands....

[D_Master81]

1. i would think

the SEC keeps an eye on that sort of thing, but who knows.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. I wonder if trump inc , so to speak, invests much in the stock market.

Kushner no doubt, but trump himself is a complete blank page when it comes to business, economics, the market, etc ...he knows less than a 10th grade high-schooler, sure he may employ people to make investments for him but I think all of his money is tied up in the properties he owns which would all be bankrupt were it not for putin and friends money.

[saidsimplesimon]

3. Raleigh, come on,

you are stating the obvious. We are talking to the choir here.

There are decent Republicans who understand their party is off the tracks and headed for a trip off the cliff.

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. just thinking of another way to nail him - via FCC identified illegal activity

[MineralMan]

5. Well, Trump's massive debt is all tied up in real estate,

so I don't think he plays the market. It's just not his thing. He's still working on buying hotels on Park Ave. in his Monopoly Game.

Besides, it's a lot easier to launder money in real estate transactions.

[NRaleighLiberal]

6. not talking him so much as his family, friends, others in the administration.

He can make the tweet, do the nod and the wink - market reacts.