President Donald Trump spoke at the White House during an event about fertility treatment coverage on October 16, 2025. But behind that public appearance, something else was happening quietly—something many people believe should have been major news.
Recently released financial documents revealed that between August and October, Trump made a very large personal investment. According to the report, he bought between $1 million and $5 million worth of corporate debt from Intel, a major technology company. This information was buried deep in the financial disclosures and did not receive much media attention, which shocked many critics.
Journalist Molly Jong-Fast said on social media that in any normal presidency, this kind of purchase would be considered a major scandal. She pointed out that it was unusual that so few people were talking about it.
The New York Times report explained that this personal investment happened at the same time the Trump administration decided to use more than $11 billion of taxpayer money to buy a major stake in Intel. With this move, the U.S. government now owns 10% of Intel’s stock. Journalist Ryan Grim also reacted online, calling the situation “truly insane.”
Intel is not the only company Trump has invested in personally. Reports showed that last week he purchased as much as $6 million in corporate bonds from Boeing, the well-known weapons and aircraft manufacturer. This purchase happened shortly before Boeing received a new $877 million contract from the U.S. Defense Department—a timing that raised eyebrows.
This was not even Trump’s first Boeing purchase in 2025. Back in September, he bought between $500,000 and $1 million in Boeing bonds. Since January, he has bought at least $185 million worth of bonds overall. These figures suggest he has been investing heavily in large companies while also making major government decisions that affect those companies directly.
At the same time, the Trump administration has been buying huge amounts of company stocks and bonds on behalf of the government. Officials claim this strategy is meant to protect national security. However, it is far from normal and has already used more than $10 billion in taxpayer money.
According to reporting by Ana Swanson of The New York Times, the government is now building a large portfolio of ownership in private companies. These investments include minority stakes—or options to buy stakes in the future—in at least nine companies. These companies operate in industries like steel, minerals, nuclear energy, and semiconductors. All of these deals were made within the last six months, most of them in October and November.
Many critics say the combination of Trump’s personal investments and the government’s massive corporate purchases raises serious questions about conflicts of interest, fairness, and transparency. Supporters of the administration argue that these moves will strengthen national security and protect important U.S. industries.
Either way, the situation is highly unusual, and the scale of both the president’s personal investments and the government’s corporate spending continues to grow with no signs of slowing down.
