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Donald Trump stated on March 14, 2020 in a news conference:

Says that “over a 45-minute period that we had the press conference” on the coronavirus on March 13, 2020, the stock market set "an all-time record."

By Tom Kertscher• March 19, 2020

Threads posts stated on November 19, 2024 in a Threads post:

“The U.S Senate accidentally passed a bill banning Trump from becoming President, and Biden is planning to sign it.”

By Jeff Cercone• November 20, 2024

Social Media stated on December 07, 2024 in posts:

“Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was set to testify against Nancy Pelosi for insider trading.”

By Loreben Tuquero• December 10, 2024

Facebook posts stated on April 02, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Nancy Pelosi “made millions in coronavirus insider trading.”

By Tom Kertscher• June 30, 2020

Donald Trump stated on February 16, 2017 in a press conference:

"The stock market has hit record numbers, as you know. And there has been a tremendous surge of optimism in the business world."

By Miriam Valverde• February 16, 2017

Matthew Dowd stated on March 08, 2019 in a tweet:

"Job growth and stock growth for the first two years of Trump are down from where they were (during the) last two years of Obama."

By Louis Jacobson• March 13, 2019

Pete Buttigieg stated on March 10, 2024 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":

The stock market “hit an all-time high under President Biden and not under President Trump."

By Louis Jacobson• March 11, 2024

Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2018 in a rally in Murphysboro, Ill.:

Says he didn't cancel a political rally because after Sept. 11, "the New York Stock Exchange was open the following day."

By Louis Jacobson• October 29, 2018

Raphael Warnock stated on October 28, 2020 in an interview:

When Sen. Kelly Loeffler heard about the COVID-19 risk, she “focused on her own portfolio” and "profited from the pandemic."

By Tom Kertscher• October 31, 2020

Donald Trump stated on April 09, 2025 in remarks at a White House event:

In 2024, “China made $1 trillion off trade with the United States.”

By Louis Jacobson• April 11, 2025

Deborah Ross stated on October 13, 2016 in a debate:

Says Richard Burr "was one of only three senators who voted against a ban on insider trading for members of Congress. And he called that vote brave."

By Will Doran• November 5, 2016

Brooke Rollins stated on April 06, 2025 in an interview:

“We had an agriculture export deficit that increased from zero when President Trump left to $49 billion” under former President Joe Biden.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 9, 2025

Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2018 in a tweet:

"You know what Amazon paid in federal income taxes last year? Zero."

By Manuela Tobias• May 3, 2018

Benny Johnson stated on September 11, 2023 in a Facebook video:

“Donald Trump spent 9/11 marching into a war zone of fire and ashes with an army of his own men to save Americans.”

By Sara Swann• September 18, 2023

Ro Khanna stated on September 12, 2018 in a Facebook post:

"Most Americans don’t own stocks."

By Louis Jacobson• September 18, 2018

TikTok posts stated on September 08, 2023 in TikTok posts:

An 1871 law made the United States government a for-profit corporation.

By Sofia Ahmed• February 12, 2024

Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says CEOs got advance notice of COVID, then resigned to dump stock.

By Tom Kertscher• April 13, 2020

Donald Trump stated on September 03, 2018 in in a tweet:

"Two long running, Obama era, investigations of two very popular Republican Congressmen were brought to a well publicized charge, just ahead of the Mid-Terms, by the Jeff Sessions Justice Department."

By John Kruzel• September 4, 2018

Instagram posts stated on July 18, 2024 in Instagram posts:

Financial advisory company Austin Private Wealth shorted 12 million shares of Trump Media July 12, the day before former President Donald Trump’s attempted assassination.

By Loreben Tuquero• July 25, 2024

Luis Garcia stated on February 15, 2012 in a campaign press release:

Says David Rivera "allowed House Republican leaders to strip key provisions from the STOCK Act" that would crack down on insider trading by members of Congress.

By Amy Sherman• March 16, 2012

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