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Democratic report says Trump's oil and gas stock holdings rose in value during Iran war
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CBS News, The Independent and TheGrio report that a Democratic minority report from the Congressional Joint Economic Committee puts the value of President Trump's personal oil and gas stock holdings at between $22.5 million and $81.6 million, up from between $12.6 million and $46 million at the end of 2025. The report, based on financial filings and data from LSEG Data Analytics, says the holdings rose by an average of 43% and that Trump bought between $4.7 million and $17.5 million in such stocks from March to August, while selling between $2 million and $5.4 million. The outlets say the increase came during the Iran war, which began in late February. A White House spokesperson said Trump's priority has been and continues to be lowering gas prices for American families.
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A Democratic minority report from the Joint Economic Committee says Trump's personal oil and gas stock holdings are worth between $22.5 million and $81.6 million, up from between $12.6 million and $46 million at the end of 2025.
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The report says the holdings rose by an average of 43% since the end of 2025, based on LSEG Data Analytics figures.
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The report says Trump bought between $4.7 million and $17.5 million in oil and gas stocks from March to August and sold between $2 million and $5.4 million, based on financial filings that require only transaction ranges.
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The report says more than 94 percent of the new purchases came after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in late February.
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A White House spokesperson said Trump's priority has been and continues to be lowering gas prices for American families.
One outletThe Independent· Left
According to AAA, the national average gasoline price was $4.29 a gallon on the day of the report, up from $2.98 before the conflict began.
One outletThe Independent· Left
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All four articles, from left-rated outlets, report a Democratic congressional report putting Trump's oil and gas stock holdings at $22.5 million to $81.6 million, up sharply since the Iran war began. The main emphasis is that the gains came as Americans paid higher fuel costs, with TheGrio adding the most pointed criticism.
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Headlines present the Democratic report's figures as Trump profiting from the Iran war, with the sharpest wording, such as deplorable, appearing in only one headline.
Trump's oil and gas stocks gained millions during Iran war
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Washington — As President Trump boasts about how much money the U.S.
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As millions of Americans continue to suffer from crushingly high oil and gas prices as a result of the U.S.-Israel war in Iran, President Donald…
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‘It’s deplorable’: Trump gets richer from oil and gas as Iran war pushes up costs for Americans
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- Higher fuel costs paid by Americans during the war
- The Democratic congressional report as the source
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‘It’s Sensational language“deplorable”Deplorable is a strong moral verdict in the headline; the article does not identify who said it in the supplied text.More neutral: criticizedThis appears inside a quotation. The outlet is reporting someone else’s words.Disagree with this highlight?’: Trump gets richer from oil and gas as Iran war pushes up costs for Americans
The president’s energy holdings rose sharply during the conflict, prompting criticism from Democrats and the leader of the nation’s Black
- CBS NewsLeft
Trump's oil and gas stocks gained millions in value amid Iran war, according to Democrats' report
The value of President Trump's personal oil and gas stock holdings has nearly doubled since his war with Iran began, according to a report by Democrats on the Congressional Joint Economic Committee. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi has more.
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- The IndependentLeft
Trump’s oil and gas investments have doubled since the Iran war
‘President Trump’s priority has been and continues to be lowering gas prices for American families,’ a White House spokesperson said
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- The IndependentLeftOct 26, 3:54 PM EDT
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