Tensions ran high between the two co-hosts of Fox News’ “The Five” after reports surfaced about Donald Trump’s investments linked to major companies such as Netflix, Nvidia, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Discovery.
The president drew scrutiny after filings reportedly showed that more than 3,600 financial transactions were carried out in his name during the first quarter of the year, with the total value ranging from $220 million to $750 million.
‘The Five’ Hosts Clash Over Donald Trump Investments
Tension on Fox News’ hit roundtable show “The Five” recently threatened to boil over, as co-hosts Jesse Watters and Jessica Tarlov clashed over Trump’s investments. The portfolio in question is linked to major companies, including Paramount, Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Palantir.
According to the U.S. Daily Express, Tarlov said, “We just saw Donald Trump made at least $220 million in stock purchases.”
Watters pushed back. “So did I,” he replied. “Everyone is buying those stocks.”
Tarlov then argued that the president should not be allowed to make such investments, especially given his role in shaping policies that could affect the companies involved.
“He should not be able to do that. You want to talk about Nancy Pelosi, but you don’t care about what’s going on here?” she asked.
Social Media Reacts To Donald Trump Stock Debate
Many viewers took to social media to react to the tense back-and-forth, with several siding with Watters.
“Trump buys stocks like millions of Americans do every day,” one X user wrote.
Another viewer said Tarlov’s presence on the show had become difficult to watch, writing, “Jessica is making this show absolutely unwatchable. I have been a loyal #thefive viewer since Day 1, but even I have my limits, and today is right up there. @FoxNews DO something or continue to lose viewers because of her.”
A third person questioned why Trump’s reported transactions were being treated differently from other high-profile political stock controversies.
“So, Trump buying the same stocks everyone else is buying is a scandal, but Pelosi’s husband trading options on companies Congress regulates was totally fine? Got it,” the user wrote.
However, not everyone agreed. Some viewers backed Tarlov, with one writing, “Yes, she does make it unwatchable… for the MAGA sheep since she only brings facts and reality checks that you all can’t cash lmao.”
Donald Trump’s Major Stock Purchases Revealed
The filing, submitted in May to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics through two OGE Form 278-T reports, showed that more than 3,600 transactions in Trump’s name were executed in the first quarter of the year.
The transactions reportedly included major buys cumulatively worth more than $200 million in corporate heavyweights such as Boeing, Netflix, Amazon, and others.
Financial publication Forbes put Trump’s net worth at around $6.5 billion in March 2026, marking a $1.4 billion increase from the previous year.
Democrats Accuse Trump Of Corruption
Following reports of major stock market transactions carried out in Trump’s name, several Democrats have accused the president of being unscrupulous.
“The president’s corruption is a national security disaster,” Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote on X in response to reports that Trump bought up to $1 million worth of Nvidia stock on January 6, 2026, a week before the Commerce Department officially approved the sale of Nvidia chips to China.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker also criticized Trump, calling him “the most corrupt president in American history.”
Eric Trump Defends His Father
In response to the allegations, the president’s son, Eric Trump, who now runs the family business alongside his brother Donald Trump Jr., defended his father and denied any wrongdoing.
Replying to Senator Warren on X, he wrote, “All of our assets are invested in a blind trust by the largest financial institutions in broad market indexes. To suggest that individual stocks are being bought or sold, at the discretion of any member of the Trump family, would be a lie and blatantly false.”
He added, “Using a silly example, if you buy the ‘Schwab 1000,’ you will get some exposure to Nvidia – as well as 1,000 other U.S. companies, large- and mid-cap stocks. It’s completely disingenuous to represent anything to the contrary. Please be better than this.”
Since returning to power, Trump has largely handed the day-to-day running of his family businesses to his sons, operating under looser ethical constraints than he had during his first term.