Trump Reposts AI Image Claiming ‘Hundreds of Billions’ on Intel

President Donald Trump reposted an AI-generated image on Truth Social that depicts him day trading Intel shares from about $20 to $95 and included the line “Hundreds of Billions of Dollars.” It is the second time he has shared the same image style, now updated to reflect Intel’s recent price gains.

The image tracks recent market moves for Intel. The company’s shares closed at $95.80 on Sept. 4 and briefly reached $95.89 two days later, up sharply from a 52-week low of $24.05. A nearly identical post last September showed Intel climbing from $20 to $30 after the U.S. government purchased a 9.9% stake in the company.

A review of trading records found accounts tied to Trump bought stock in multiple companies shortly before he posted favorable messages about some of them. Ethics filings with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics show accounts linked to Trump built positions in Intel and in Dell Technologies before he publicly praised both companies. Dell’s shares have risen more than 300% this year.

The government acquired its 9.9% Intel stake at about $20.47 per share in August 2025. That holding has appreciated on paper as Intel’s share price increased.

Presidents are not barred from trading stocks while in office, and Trump has not placed his assets into a blind trust, allowing him to see transactions made by his financial managers. Ethics experts have said that visibility into portfolio activity can create perceptions of conflicts of interest even when no direct evidence links public statements to specific trades.

A similar Truth Social post about another company in August drew scrutiny; later trade data showed the stock’s gains had begun in premarket trading before the post. The review of disclosed trades found most of the president’s transactions were not followed by related social posts, and investigators did not find direct proof that his posts caused particular trades.

Legislative proposals last year sought to ban stock trading by members of Congress and the president. Republican Senator Josh Hawley joined Democrats on one such bill. Trump criticized the measure, calling it an attack from a junior senator.

Officials and ethics watchdogs are monitoring trading disclosures and social posts for possible links and continue to review public filings and social activity for patterns.