By Nandita Bose
A drone view shows the Netflix logo on one of their buildings in
the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, December 8, 2025.
REUTERS/Daniel Cole
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump purchased about $100 million in
municipal and corporate bonds from mid-November to late December, his
latest disclosures showed, including up to $2 million in Netflix (NFLX.O) and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O) bonds just weeks after the companies announced their merger.
Financial
disclosures posted Thursday and Friday showed the majority of Trump's
purchases were municipal bonds from cities, local school districts,
utilities and hospitals. But he also bought bonds from companies
including Boeing (BA.N) Occidental Petroleum (OXY.N) and General Motors (GM.N).
The
investments were the latest reported assets added to Trump's expanding
portfolio while he is in office. It includes holdings in sectors that
benefit from his policies, raising questions about conflicts of
interest.
For example, Trump said in December he will have a say in whether Netflix can proceed with its proposed $83 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, which faces a rival bid from Paramount Skydance (PSKY.O). Any deal to acquire Warner Bros will need regulatory approval.
A
White House official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said on
Friday that Trump's stock and bond portfolio is independently managed by
third-party financial institutions and neither Trump nor any member of
his family has any ability to direct, influence or provide input
regarding how the portfolio is invested.
Like many wealthy individuals, Trump regularly buys bonds as part of his investment portfolio. He previously disclosed at least $82 million in bond purchases from late August to early October.
Reporting by Nandita Bose in Washington; Editing by Sergio Non and Cynthia Osterman
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