#CongressTradingBan Is Wall Street now writing the laws?
Everyone is cheering because Trump wants to ban Congress from trading, as if that were the magic solution to financial abuse.
Sure! Because when a politician says "ban", we all assume it's for ethical reasons... not because they've already profited.
What's the good part?
Yes, it's a necessary step. Limiting insider trading should be obvious. Politics shouldn't be a launching pad for secret hedge funds.
But... what about the downside?
Everyone is saying "ban them now!" but no one is asking who will oversee the enforcers.
What if this is just a distraction while bigger moves are being made in the fund?
Let's check the facts:
More than 50% of U.S. Congress members have investments in sectors they directly regulate.
Insider trading in Congress has been criticized for years, but real action rarely follows.
This isn't just a hashtag: it's a mirror that reflects how speculation hides in plain sight, wrapped in power.
And now that Trump says it, suddenly everyone gets serious... even though he has been the king of tweets that move the market.