Is Trump Using His Shock Tariffs for Insider Trading?
And why this could be the least of our worries compared to what else he’s after
Everyone is scrambling to understand why Trump slapped steep tariffs on so many countries. Experts say this move makes no economic sense at all. Theories abound — was it a miscalculation? A negotiating ploy? A desperate attempt to appeal to his base? But there’s one possibility that hasn’t gotten enough attention, even though it’s staring us right in the face.
First things first: I’m not claiming to know anything for certain. This is pure speculation. But it’s a scenario we shouldn’t underestimate.
One theory: insider trading
Anyone familiar with financial markets knows that massive price movements — whether up or down — can be incredibly profitable for those who see them coming. Entire fortunes have been built on short-selling stocks or currencies right before a crash. Now, imagine if someone single-handedly caused a massive crash and knew exactly when it would happen.
That’s the core of this theory: Trump’s erratic trade policy could be a tool to manipulate markets for financial gain — whether for himself, his allies, or even to shore up U.S. finances in ways that aren’t openly discussed.
Would Trump really do this?
Trump may be grossly unfit for office in many ways, but let’s not mistake incompetence for lack of cunning. Of course, he knows that tariffs create radical market shifts. Considering his bottomless greed and complete lack of morals, I would be truly shocked if he wasn’t trying to use that knowledge to his advantage.
Trump doesn’t even hide his obsession with wealth. So why wouldn’t he see his tariff policy as just another way to cash in? After all the scamming, grifting, and blatant corruption he has already displayed, does anyone seriously believe that Trump — or the people in his orbit — would pass up such an opportunity?
Don’t forget: from the very start, Trump’s administration aggressively pushed for radical cuts to financial oversight. And as Trump’s past crimes — inciting an insurrection, sexual assault, felony convictions — haven’t stopped him yet, why would he stop now?
Even more nefarious goals
Beyond the insider trading theory, there are other important explanations for what Trump might be trying to achieve with this radical tariff move. One highly plausible — and alarming — explanation has been put forward by Senator Chris Murphy:
“It’s not trade policy. It’s a political weapon designed to collapse our economy. The tariffs are a tool for president Trump to compel pledges of loyalty from companies and industries in the United States.
You have to understand that everything that Donald Trump is doing is in service of him staying in power forever — either him or his family or his hand-picked successors. He’s trying to destroy our democracy.
That’s why he’s going law firm by law firm, university by university, trying to bully them into pledging loyalty to him. The tariffs are used to do the same thing to private industry. Why are the tariffs so widespread? So that every business in this country has to come to the White House and make an agreement with Trump, in which he gives them tariff relief in exchange for a pledge of political loyalty.
What could that pledge look like? Well, maybe they agree to champion his economic policy publicly. Maybe they agree to make contributions to his political campaign. Maybe they agree to police their employees to make sure that nobody working for that company works for the political opposition.”
Trump is also likely aiming to use the tariffs as a bargaining chip in negotiations —even against allied countries, whose relationships with the U.S. he has already severely damaged through his repeated betrayals, insults, and attacks.
He drastically underestimates the importance of international alliances — especially in an era of escalating cyberattacks and hybrid warfare, when strong partnerships are more vital than ever. Trump’s reckless actions have already sparked a trade war, could push the entire world into a recession, will force partners to seek new ties, and cripple U.S. global influence and credibility, with no quick path to recovery.
Whether or not insider trading is part of his scheme, one thing is clear: this madness must stop.
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Thank you for tracing the outlines of what others still mistake for chaos. This isn’t just corruption—it’s collapse scripted as governance, sabotage elevated to doctrine. If the tariffs are a theft, they are also a signal: the regime is testing how much destruction the public will tolerate before it demands a crown.
What follows is neoreactionary doctrine, economic sabotage, and executive autocracy—market destabilization not as failure, but as strategy. Beyond kleptocracy: collapse by design, as political architecture, where sabotage becomes strategy and executive power expands through economic ruin. We’re not just being robbed—we’re being structurally replaced.
If you look into the Trump’s family history you will see that influencing the share market has been used exclusively to create movements in the market for his indirect gain through personal investors.
Mary Trump regularly mentions this in her podcasts.
The first to do this was his grandfather who made his money conning gold miners out of their money, property, running gambling and hoare houses and by using insider trading before the big Wall St crash that caused the Great Depression.
Evidence of Trump spruiking includes crypto, COVID19 cures, Dr OZ products , Tesla stocks just to name a few.
He has appointed corrupt people in Wall St to facilitate his scam. He has only recently created a share portfolio which has been contrary to his belief in investing on the sharemarket.
Donald only goes against his investment principles when he has control over his decisions.
There is also the fact the he really does not have much liquidity in assets and he is highly indebted to Russian, Saudi, Chinese and Jewish investors which doesn’t make him feel to good. Not being in the Forbes 100 still hurts him.
Would he do this deliberately , the answer is yes, if he is confident that he will be a winner. His body language shows he does not care at this point in time, which is consistent with his confidence during the election until Kamala entered the race, he then showed desperation. His confidence came back when Elon came on board. As we now know there is evidence of Elon tampering with election
results.
When Donald is self assured you know he has done something underhanded to achieve his objective and that is to win at all costs.
He has an Economics degree, yet he has never written an essay, revealed his exam results and is unable to answer basic economic theory questions. Yet he claims to have an iQ of 240.
Does he cheat, yes at everything he does because he is a conman, psychopath who will destroy everything to get what ever he wants.
However, everything can implode and when it does you will notice his body language change just as it did during the election.