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U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. <\/p>\n
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Vice President JD Vance<\/a> on Tuesday defended President Donald Trump<\/a> against a question about the heavy stock trading<\/a> on display in the president’s latest financial disclosures<\/a>, which revealed transactions<\/a> totaling hundreds of millions of dollars over just three months.<\/p>\n “The president doesn’t sit at the Oval Office on his computer on his, like, Robinhood account, buying and selling stocks,” Vance said in response to a reporter at a White House press briefing. <\/p>\n “That’s absurd. He has independent wealth advisors who manage his money. He is a wealthy person. He has had success in business,” Vance said. <\/p>\n “He’s not making these stock trades himself,” the vice president said, while accusing the reporter of suggesting otherwise.<\/p>\n The filings, made public Thursday, showed more than 3,700 transactions in the first three months of 2026 alone. They include securities of companies Trump “has talked up at events” and in social media posts \u2014 some of which even included stock ticker symbols, the reporter noted to Vance.<\/p>\n For instance, the disclosures show purchases<\/a> of artificial intelligence software giant and government contractor Palantir<\/a>