Last week, ProPublica reported that Attorney General Pam Bondi sold more than $1 million in stock the day Trump’s tariff announcement crashed the market.
Today, ProPublica is out with a new report that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sold stocks just a couple days before Trump announced his “reciprocal” tariffs.
To quote Taylor Swift: “I think I’ve seen this film before, and I didn’t like the ending.”
I’m tired of high-ranking government officials betraying the public trust by trading stocks while they’re in office. This keeps happening again and again, and nothing changes.
When I was in Congress, I spearheaded legislation to crack down on top-level officials trading individual stocks. In my political work, I would only endorse Congressional candidates who would commit to banning Congressmembers from trading stocks.
We deserve leaders who uphold the highest ethical standards and avoid any actions that would even give the appearance of a conflict of interest. Every single government official can choose to do this (and of course, the president should lead by setting a good example)—and if they won’t, Congress needs to step up.
—Katie
