Vance Slams Reporter, Reaffirms Support for Congressional Stock Trading Ban
Vice President JD Vance defended his and President Trump's stance against congressional insider trading during a press conference. He criticized a reporter's question as inflammatory and emphasized that both he and the president support a ban on stock trading by Congress members. Vance also clarified that Trump does not personally trade stocks while in office, attributing his financial management to independent advisers.
- ▪Vice President JD Vance reaffirmed support for banning congressional stock trading.
- ▪He criticized a question from The Independent's Andrew Feinberg as inflammatory.
- ▪Vance stated that President Trump does not personally conduct stock trades while in office.
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Home – Political News – Vance Slams Reporter, Reaffirms Support for Congressional Stock Trading Ban news Vance Slams Reporter, Reaffirms Support for Congressional Stock Trading Ban Pedro Rodriguez • May 19, 2026 Print President Donald Trump and Vice-President JD Vance on the campaign trail. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else if("prepend"==="prepend"||"prepend"==="inside_first_child")t.insertBefore(s,t.firstChild);else t.appendChild(s);}})(); During a White House press conference Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance pushed back…
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