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Kid Berwyn

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Fri Apr 11, 2025, 05:36 PM Apr 2025

MTG scooped up plummeting stocks during market chaos sparked by Trump tariffs [View all]

This is rich.



MTG scooped up plummeting stocks during market chaos sparked by Trump tariffs

by Mike Bedigan
The Independent (UK), April 11, 2025

Republican firebrand and Trump acolyte Marjorie Taylor Greene scooped up a number of plummeting stocks following the market chaos caused by the president’s global tariffs.

The Georgia congresswoman, an avid supporter of the Trump administration's trade policies, not only bought stocks last week, but also took on some of the biggest losers when markets tumbled over President Trump’s tariff war.

On Wednesday morning, the president posted on his social media site truth Social: “NOW IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!”

Greene, it appears, listened to the advice.

The congresswoman bought stock in big brands like Lululemon, Dell Computer, Amazon, and the parent of Restoration Hardware after they dropped by around 40 percent on average late last week.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/topstocks/mtg-scooped-up-plummeting-stocks-during-market-chaos-sparked-by-trump-tariffs/ar-AA1CKLhJ

Anyone else remember when inside trading was against the law?

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