President Trump delivered a political haymaker Tuesday night during his State of the Union address, going off script to demand Congress pass the Stop Insider Trading Act — a direct shot at former Speaker Nancy Pelosi's legendary stock market "luck" that had Democrats scrambling to their feet in awkward applause.
In a moment of pure political theater, Trump called on lawmakers to ban themselves from profiting off non-public information, then watched with mock surprise as Democrats — including progressive Elizabeth Warren — rose to applaud what amounted to a public shaming of their own party's "Stock Queen."
The impromptu moment wasn't in Trump's prepared remarks, making it all the more delicious as Democrats found themselves trapped between their phony populist rhetoric and their corrupt reality. What were they going to do — sit on their hands while Trump called for ending congressional corruption?
"We need to pass the Stop Insider Trading Act to ensure members of Congress cannot profit from information they receive in their official capacity," Trump declared, his trademark smirk visible as Democrats reluctantly stood.
This masterful political move puts Democrats in an impossible position. For years, Patriots have watched Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul make suspiciously timed trades that would make Gordon Gekko blush. Her portfolio performance has been so remarkable that retail investors literally copy her trades online.
The Pelosi Put Finally Gets Called Out
Nancy Pelosi's insider trading allegations have dogged her for years, with her husband's uncanny ability to buy and sell stocks just before major regulatory announcements. From tech stocks ahead of antitrust hearings to defense contractors before military contracts — the Pelosis' timing has been nothing short of miraculous.
Now Trump has made it a front-and-center issue, forcing Democrats to either defend obvious corruption or admit their own party's swamp creatures need draining. It's vintage Trump — turning their own talking points against them while exposing their hypocrisy for all America to see.
Will Democrats actually follow through on their applause, or will they quietly kill this bill in committee like they always do when real reform threatens their grifting operations?