During a press conference, Vice President JD Vance sharply criticized reporter Andrew Feinberg’s question about former President Donald Trump’s stock trades.
Feinberg alleged that Trump “seems to be talking up stocks that he owns, selling them, and enriching himself.”
Vance labeled the query a “hell of a question,” stating it was overly verbose and lacked objectivity. He emphasized that the question contained elements masquerading as questions that did not actually get asked.
“Before I answer your question, I want to just observe there are different ways to ask a question,” Vance said. “You can just ask a question and try to get your answer… or you could do like a speech where you say, ‘Mr. Vice President… you know you’re a terrible human being’…”
Vance clarified that Trump does not personally trade stocks but has independent wealth advisors managing his finances. He also noted the administration supports banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks and has proposed making such activity illegal.
