Trump bought and sold shares in Musk’s SpaceX in July, financial disclosure shows

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Reuters. (2026, September 22). Trump bought and sold shares in Musk’s SpaceX in July, financial disclosure shows. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/business/markets/trump-july-stock-trades-financial-disclosure-rcna599301

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President Donald Trump bought up to $50,000 worth of shares in Elon Musk’s SpaceX on July 10 and sold up to $15,000 worth on July 17, according to his financial disclosure filed on September 8. This transaction adds a new financial connection between the president and SpaceX as federal decisions could impact the company’s future. Reuters reported previously that Trump had made similar purchases in June, with his spokesperson stating that third-party institutions manage his portfolio by replicating recognized indexes.
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President Donald Trump bought up to $50,000 in SpaceX stock on July 10 and sold up to $15,000 worth of it on July 17, according to a recent public financial disclosure he signed on September 8. This marks his latest transactions involving the company led by former adviser Elon Musk. The trades took place at a time when SpaceX was valued at $1.77 trillion after pricing its largest US IPO in history. During Trump's buy and sell period, SpaceX stock fell by 15%. White House spokesman Davis Ingle stated that third-party financial institutions manage the president’s portfolio independently to replicate recognized indexes like the Schwab 1000.

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📰 Trump SpaceX Stock Transactions
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Trump bought and sold shares in Musk’s SpaceX in July, financial disclosure shows same event · 95%
The Straits Times · 1.00 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 38% hedged 5 of 13 📰 publisher trust 60
“Both articles report on the exact same financial transactions by President Trump involving SpaceX shares in July, with identical dates and transaction amounts.”
Trump bought and sold SpaceX stock in July, financial disclosure shows same event · 95%
The Independent · 0.97 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 13 📰 publisher trust 59
“Both articles describe President Trump's identical stock transactions in SpaceX, specifying the exact dates and amounts within the same financial disclosure.”
Trump made over 1,000 July stock trades worth up to $270m, filings reveal different event · 95%
The Guardian
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 6% hedged 1 of 17 📰 publisher trust 68
“While both articles discuss Trump's stock transactions in July, they describe different sets of transactions involving distinct companies (Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle, Costco, Nvidia, Intuit, Salesforce in Article A and SpaceX in Article B).”
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In a statement to Reuters at the time, White House spokesman Davis Ingle said third-party financial institutions independently manage the president’s portfolio and replicate “recognized indexes, such as the Schwab 1000.”
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-22
🔮 The latest trades add a new financial link between the president and Musk’s rocket company at a time when the administration is making decisions that could affect the firm’s fortunes.
2026-09-22 · NBC News
Trump bought and sold shares in Musk’s SpaceX in July, financial disclosure shows · mixed framing

Claims (12 extracted, 5 hedged)

US President Donald Trump bought as much as $50,000 worth of shares and sold as much as $15,000 in Elon Musk’s SpaceX in July, according to a public financial disclosure, his latest transactions involving a government contractor run by his former adviser. uncertain
Trump → buy → adviser
Trump bought between $15,001 and $50,000 worth of shares in SpaceX on July 10, according to a financial disclosure he signed on September 8. uncertain
he → buy → September
He sold between $1,001 and $15,000 worth of shares on July 17, according to the same disclosure. uncertain
He → sell → disclosure
The latest trades add a new financial link between the president and Musk’s rocket company at a time when the administration is making decisions that could affect the firm’s fortunes. uncertain
that → add → fortunes
SpaceX priced the biggest-ever US IPO on June 12, valuing the space, satellite and AI provider at $1.77 trillion. asserted
SpaceX → price → trillion
Reuters previously reported that Trump bought shares in SpaceX in June. asserted
Trump → report → June
In a statement to Reuters at the time, White House spokesman Davis Ingle said third-party financial institutions independently manage the president’s portfolio and replicate “recognized indexes, such as the Schwab 1000.” asserted
institutions → say → Schwab
Trump’s spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the July trades. asserted
spokesperson → respond → trades
The purchase and sale were among more than 1,000 trades the president made in July. asserted
president → make → July
The Office of Government Ethics, the team responsible for collecting ethics disclosures from US officials, posted the form on its website on Tuesday. asserted
Office → collect → Tuesday
Reuters could not immediately determine the precise amount of Trump’s investment because federal officials use ranges to declare the value of their assets on their financial disclosure forms. uncertain
officials → determine → forms
SpaceX is a US military contractor, and often seeks approvals from federal agencies. asserted
SpaceX → seek → agencies
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