Trump Endorsed Dell Stock He Owns, Moving Shares on White House Stage

President Trump urged Americans to buy Dell computers at a July 6 White House press conference launching his Trump Accounts children's savings initiative. He holds $1–5 million in Dell stock purchased February 10 at $126.01 per share. Dell shares surged following his remarks. While presidents are legally exempt from insider-trading and federal conflict-of-interest statutes, the sequence — policy announcement, equity purchase, public endorsement — raised scrutiny when first disclosed in May.