Vice President JD Vance awkwardly sidestepped questions on Tuesday about President Donald Trump's financial disclosures showing stock trades in companies Trump publicly promoted at White House events and on Truth Social, sometimes including ticker symbols encouraging purchases.
A reporter highlighted the contradiction between the administration's anti-corruption messaging and Trump apparently enriching himself through stock manipulation while possessing access to nonpublic information as president.
Vance responded defensively, criticizing the reporter's questioning style rather than addressing the allegations. He claimed Trump relies on independent wealth advisors and doesn't personally execute trades, calling suggestions of insider trading "absurd."
Vance emphasized support for banning congressional stock trading, stating the administration wants to "make it illegal," yet avoided explaining why this standard wouldn't apply to the president.
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