One image showed Trump sitting in the White House in front of several monitors tracking the stock market, apparently profiting from a $75 rise in Intel’s share price.
“I do this for our Country, not myself,” the caption on the photo read. “I’ve made Hundreds of Billions of Dollars on Stocks, and many other type Holdings, for the U.S.A., not myself, and all I do is get criticized by the Radical Left Dumocrats. Very unfair, but what can you do!”
Trump’s investments
Trump provided no evidence to substantiate his “Hundreds of Billions of Dollars” claim. His comments come, however, as U.S. stocks have enjoyed a remarkable run, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite all hitting several record highs this year.
S&P 500 earnings have soared thanks in part to rising spending on semiconductors, memory chips and AI software, as well as the eye-watering valuation of tech companies like SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic. The Trump administration has also committed billions of dollars to semiconductor production, most notably through its investment in Intel — the company featured in Trump’s Truth Social post.
In August 2025, the Trump administration took a 10% stake in Intel, worth about $8.9 billion at the time. The position has now surged in value to more than $50 billion — a win Trump has claimed is a direct windfall for American taxpayers.
But the president has also personally benefitted from the growth. Filings from the Office of Government Ethics revealed the president bought shares in the chipmarker on several occasions this year. Trump bought between $50,000 and $100,000 worth of Intel shares on February 3 and several smaller investments throughout March.
The investments are just a handful of thousands of stock moves Trump has engaged in in the first quarter of 2026 alone, with the transactions totaling more than $100 million.
The president’s personal gains
The president’s most recent financial disclosure showed he made $2.2 billion in 2025, though, according to Forbes, most of that money has come from cryptocurrency ventures. Still, Trump has faced allegations he is profiting off of his presidency and the political and economic decisions he’s making.
