Insider trading? Donald Trump’s firm earned $415 million

Trump had insisted via a social media post on Wednesday morning that this was a 'great time to buy' as stock markets tumbled and a global trade war appeared to loom. The post concluded with his initials 'DGT' --- which also happens to be the stock ticker symbol for Trump Media (Image: Reuters)

US President Donald Trump is facing fresh scrutiny after urging people to ”buy’ amid the recent stock market crash — hours before he announced a pause on sweeping reciprocal tariffs. Democrats have since issued calls for an insider trading investigation with many noting that one of his two posts had also included the ticker symbol for his own company. A video of Trump joking about how associates had made hundreds of millions of dollars have also gone viral in the ensuing hours.