War Profiteering?

Reported by The Lever Daily, 6/26/25

Lining their pockets off Trump’s war. In the months between Election Day and the president’s unauthorized strikes in Iran, nineteen members of Congress or their spouses reported purchasing defense stock in companies contracted with the government, reports Sludge. That includes Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon, defense firms that all saw their stocks jump after the June 13 strikes on Iran.

One of the biggest purchases came from Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), who bought between $15,000 and $50,000 worth of stock in defense firm L3Harris in May. Meanwhile, the House Armed Services Committee’s Rep. Gil Cisneros (D-Calif.) purchased between $1,000 and $15,000 in Boeing, L3Harris, and Northrop Grumman stock just two weeks before the June 13 bombing.