r/stocks • u/RevolutionaryMany831 • 2d ago

Rule 3: Low Effort Is it possible that Trump’s tariffs are a massive pump and dump scheme?

EDIT: I’m not an investor, just asking a question.

Trump controls the SEC and DOJ, so who’s going to investigate or stop him?

Is it possible that Trump, his family, and billionaire buddies are benefiting from Trump’s tariffs?

Trump could be letting them know the date and time that he’s going to make the announcement to impose tariffs. Like many investors, they pull their investments but, they have a head start due to their insider knowledge.

Then he lets those on the inside know that he’s going to rescind tariffs and the date and time which he will be announcing that.

They buy the dip and profit as the market rebounds.

Rinse and repeat.

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u/abc_123_anyname 2d ago

More likely a giant grift.

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u/RevolutionaryMany831 2d ago

Of course, that’s his modus operandi!

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u/HeteroflexibleHenry 2d ago

Literally everyone who doesn't like Trump = he must be bad.

Stop believing everything he is a conspiracy theory.

Trump clearly is a smart person, even if you disagree with him.

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u/abc_123_anyname 2d ago

Literally everyone who likes Trump = he must be good.

I don’t believe in conspiracy - I believe in action. His actions, to the entire world, look like a grift.

He sounds like a two bit conman.

“World! Here is your tariff! Don’t like it, come give me something in return.”

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u/HeteroflexibleHenry 2d ago

I absolutely disagree, their isn't a way you can seriously grift off this. The entire world isn't against Trump, a lot of leaders, like Shinzo Abe really liked him.

You can find Greenlanders, in Greenland, wearing MAGA hats, supporting Trump integrating GO into the US for example.

The elites and political classes hate Trump because he isn't following the typical path, he is a disruptive. The world needs that right now.

I don't believe Trump has a plan for everything, but I thing it's foolish to believe he's evil or corrupt, egotistical, Yes, but I don't really care about that.