Trump Acquires Bonds Worth Over $51 Million in March, Disclosure Reveals

According to financial disclosures released on Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump invested at least $51 million in bonds during March, with purchases covering various sectors. In total, Trump executed 175 financial transactions last month, as outlined by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. The disclosures present a range of values for each transaction rather than exact figures. A significant portion of these disclosed assets comprised municipal bonds from states, counties, school districts, and other entities linked to government or public-private partnerships. Among his 26 largest transactions, valued between $1 million and $5 million, the majority were municipal bonds or U.S. Treasuries, with a couple being corporate bonds from Weyerhaeuser and General Motors. Additionally, he invested in an exchange-traded fund that focuses on high-yield bonds. Trump's corporate bond purchases spanned the energy, technology, healthcare, and financial services sectors, featuring issuers such as Constellation Energy, Occidental Petroleum, Broadcom, Nvidia, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Boeing. The total potential value of Trump's bond investments across all asset categories is approximately $161 million. Reporting by Laura Matthews in New York, with editing by Rod Nickel, adhering to the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.