Karoline Leavitt Asked Point Blank If Trump Would Support Stock Trading Ban For Members Of Congress

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During a press briefing on Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked whether President Trump would support a ban on stock trading for members of Congress.

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00:00Would the President support a ban on members of Congress trading stocks?

00:05I'm certain that's something the President would be interested in looking at,

00:09and I can ask him if he would support such a bill.

00:11Sure. Yes.

00:13I have a question about the President's post from this morning on farmers.

00:16He asked farmers to be patient and just hold on.

00:19But a lot of farmers that I've talked to in the last week or so have said,

00:23you know, they're in the middle of spring planting season

00:24and that a trade war makes everything sort of up in the air.

00:28What would his message to them be?

00:31And also, is there anything specifically planned to provide relief like in President Trump's last term?

00:37Yes. Well, relief is being considered.

00:39The Secretary of Agriculture, I know, has spoken to the President about that,

00:42and, again, it's being considered.

00:44And as for the President's message to the farmers, he put it out himself.

00:47He could speak for himself much better than I could speak for him.

00:50And so I would just direct you to the statement he had telling the farmers again

00:54and reiterating his support for them and that he has their backs, which he certainly does.

00:58Kelly, in the back.

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