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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Sold Stocks Two Days Before Trump Announced a Plan for Reciprocal Tariffs (www.propublica.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/usa@midwest.social

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Duffy is the second member of Trump’s cabinet who sold securities shortly before the president’s tariff announcements sent markets plunging. A spokesperson for Duffy said an account manager made the trades and that Duffy had no input on the timing.

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[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

here, i'll save you from ever having to look at the news again. here's every headline from now on:

R's, again, do something wrong/illegal/stupid. Also again, face no consequences

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Looking forward to the inevitable gaslighting of "you didn't care when Pelosi did it!"

Politicians and federal employees should not be allowed to buy and sell stock when they're on the payroll