“This incredible gesture, made by Micron's fantastic CEO, Sanjay Mehrotra, will make many children extremely happy some day in the not too distant future. This is the BIGGEST CORPORATE investment of its kind, and will help jumpstart the American Dream for these fabulous children as we celebrate America's 250th Anniversary!”
President Donald Trump commended Micron Technology on social media in July for committing $250 million to a program he calls “Trump Accounts,” describing it as the largest corporate outlay of its type and predicting it would benefit children in connection with the U.S. semiquincentennial. The back-to-back posts, which also noted a same-day stock rise, renewed debate over presidential endorsements of specific publicly traded companies. According to reports, Trump held between $1.67 million and $6.65 million in Micron shares as of 2025 and bought additional shares in March 2026, raising questions about potential conflicts of interest. Micron’s stock declined over the following week, illustrating how such political attention can affect market dynamics without reflecting underlying business performance.
- yahoo.com ↗︎04 JUL 2026