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Theory on why Trump/US Government is trading billions in stocks and what it means for the markets

BEARISH by u/Fresh-Quantity-7554 | Sep 07, 2026 | 1↑ 0 comments | 7 views | VIEW ON REDDIT
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AI SUMMARY โ€” Theory suggests the Trump administration could orchestrate a stock market crash through mass sell-offs of undisclosed holdings if Democrats win midterms, blaming them for recession to influence 2028 elections. Key risks include voter memory limitations and potential blame attribution to Republicans instead.
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First, we already know that BLOATUS and his administration have taken outsized, undisclosed positions in roughly 37 companies, according to the most recent reporting. It's reasonable to assume they are sitting on substantial gains.

Theory: if the Democrats win the midterms, I'd expect the administration to dump those holdings in a fire sale meant to crash the market and pin the blame on Democrats, betting the financial pain will run deep enough that the sliver of the electorate that decides elections still remembers it at the polls in 2028. The sell-off will be enough to trigger a recession similar to what we saw in the dot-com boom.

It's a perfect plan for several reasons. The most obvious is that BLOATUS doesn't care about anyone or the country. As long as he gets his money, he and Natalie can ride off into the sunset and live off the fat of his ankles for the next few years. Insiders get out early and lock in their gains. Everyone will be too busy gooning to the new jiggle physics in GTA VI to connect the dots, let alone go protest. $TTWO is the only thing that survives.

The only risks to this theory are 1) I'm assuming voters are capable of remembering anything for more than 48 hours and 2) voters will pin the blame on Republicans, not Democrats, for the sell-off and recession that follows.