President Trump Urges Congressional Stock Trading Ban, Criticizes Nancy Pelosi

President Trump Urges Congressional Stock Trading Ban, Criticizes Nancy Pelosi

During a live speech, U.S. President Donald Trump called for prohibiting members of Congress from trading stocks, directly naming former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Fact Check
Multiple high-authority, highly relevant news reports, including contemporaneous live coverage from NBC News, NPR, Politico, The Hill, and other outlets, document that President Donald Trump publicly advocated for banning stock trading by members of Congress during his State of the Union address. These sources consistently describe him calling for legislation to prohibit lawmakers from trading individual stocks, framing it as an insider trading prevention measure. Alongside this policy proposal, several credible reports note that he made a pointed remark about Nancy Pelosi—characterized as a jab, critique, or named reference—during the speech. The convergence of independent, authoritative reporting provides strong corroboration for both elements of the statement, with no significant contradictory accounts found in the reviewed material. This combination of consistent evidence across live updates and fact checks from trustworthy sources supports a high-confidence assessment that the statement is accurate.
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Terms & Concepts
  • Stock Trading Ban: A proposed restriction preventing government officials, such as members of Congress, from buying or selling individual stocks to avoid conflicts of interest.