Trump Plugs Dell at White House Bell, Stock Soars 7%
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- Dell stock surged more than 7% Monday after Trump told viewers to 'go out and buy a Dell computer' during the first-ever White House opening bell ceremony with the NYSE and Nasdaq.
- Michael and Susan Dell, who were in the Oval for the event, have pledged more than $6 billion to the Trump Accounts program, which launched July 4 and provides $1,000 Treasury pilot contributions for babies born 2025 through 2028.
- Trump's 2025 financial disclosure shows 24 Dell Technologies trades across five accounts from Jan. 29 through Nov. 18 — 16 purchases worth up to $770,000 and 8 sales worth up to $225,000 — even as he publicly promoted the company from the White House.
- SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell pledged earlier Monday to gift shares of SpaceX stock to Trump Accounts for more than two million children nationwide.
- Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, BlackRock, Intel, Comcast, Micron, Robinhood, SoFi and at least nine other major companies have committed to matching the government's $1,000 contribution for their employees' children.
- Trump Accounts seed existing eligible children (ages 10 and under, born before Jan. 1, 2025) with $250 each from the Dells' donation and are available to all U.S. children 18 and younger.
Why it matters: Trump used a presidential platform to endorse a company whose shares he actively trades — his disclosure shows up to $770,000 in Dell purchases — while simultaneously soliciting billions in private donations to a program bearing his name, blurring the line between policy launch and personal financial promotion.
