On April 9, 2025, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social urging stock purchases, shortly before announcing a temporary 90-day halt on most tariffs. The previous day, according to a financial disclosure, Trump had personally bought shares in 327 companies, including major tech firms. His tariff pause, which exempted China, came mid-trading and triggered a nearly nine percent jump in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The episode follows Trump’s April 2 imposition of steep tariffs that had roiled markets. The disclosure also revealed Trump made over $2.2 billion in 2025, largely from cryptocurrency and real estate ventures, including a memecoin and a firm co-founded with his sons that received investment from a UAE-backed entity.