Trump’s stock – Jim Cramer went visibly stunned and flustered during CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” after cohosts Carl Quintanilla and David Faber brought up President Donald Trump trading Intel stock in the quarter. The exchange comes as new disclosures point to more than 3,7
A tough question landed on CNBC, and Jim Cramer didn’t have an answer.
On a recent episode of “Squawk on the Street. ” cohosts Carl Quintanilla and David Faber were speaking favorably about Intel. noting that the U.S. government acquired a 10 percent stake in the company last year. When the conversation turned to how that stake could affect the public. Cramer began suggesting the government could sell some shares to benefit the American people.
Quintanilla cut in quickly: based on recent financial disclosures, “the president’s been trading some Intel in the quarter.”
Cramer didn’t know how to respond. He stumbled, then sputtered for about 10 seconds while trying to find words. Quintanilla and Faber moved in as he struggled—mocking the stammer and with Faber teasing, “Got nothing to say about that?”
When Cramer kept rambling, Faber stopped him, telling viewers, “All right, don’t worry, we’re not having technical difficulties here everybody, but we gotta go.”
The on-air moment underscored a larger story tied to President Donald Trump’s trading activity. Government Ethics Office disclosures say Trump executed more than 3,700 stock transactions in the first quarter of 2026. Those disclosures also show more than 30 purchases exceeding $1 million each.
The companies named in the disclosures include Tesla, Nvidia, Apple, Meta and Boeing. The report also notes that Boeing executives accompanied Trump to China.
Intel isn’t the only company in the spotlight. Trump has also disclosed that he made at least $220 million in transactions involving major U.S. companies, according to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.
Journalist Judd Legum flagged what he described as a pattern in a Substack post: “Trump purchased Thermo Fisher shares the day he toured its facility. Apple shares the day he praised it as ‘a great company. ’ and Micron shares before calling it ‘one of the hottest companies’ on Fox News. And nine days after buying Dell shares, Trump urged audiences to ‘buy a Dell computer.’”.
Criticism has sharpened from lawmakers as well. Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) called the activity “blatant and criminal insider trading.” Posting on X. Goldman added. “Even worse. Trump is personally profiting off of his illegal deportation dragnet. Since we know congressional Republicans will pretend like they never saw this and won’t do a thing. anyone involved in these trades should preserve their records for my investigation in January 2027.”.
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