ICYMI: Jared Moskowitz got caught with his hand in the cookie jar
Least effective Florida Democrat Jared Moskowitz blasted President Trump’s tariff plan on X, but a report exposed that that same day, Moskowitz profited big time on the resulting dip in the stock market.
And not only is Moskowitz lying and fearmongering to his constituents, but he’s also leaving them behind as he’s been rated Florida’s LEAST effective Democrat.
“Useless Democrat Jared Moskowitz got caught with his hand in the cookie jar. Moskowitz wants to bash President Trump and Republicans just to get attention for himself, all the while leaving his constituents behind.” – NRCC Spokeswoman Maureen O’Toole
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NRCC bashes Jared Moskowitz for stock trades amid tariff turmoil Florida Politics
Jesse Scheckner
May 14, 2025
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Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz is facing criticism following revelations that he purchased tens of thousands of dollars in stocks on the same day he publicly criticized President Donald Trump’s tariff policy.
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), which is targeting Moskowitz’s seat representing Florida’s 23rd Congressional District, said the move reeks of hypocrisy.
“Jared Moskowitz is in Congress to get attention and line his own pockets, not serve Floridians,” NRCC spokesperson Maureen O’Toole said in a statement.
A report this week from Business Insider detailed that on April 7, Moskowitz bought between $20,000 and $300,000 in stocks across 20 companies — including Amazon, Lockheed Martin, NVIDIA and Oracle — while the market reeled from Trump’s April 2 announcement of new tariffs.
That same day, the Parkland Congressman took to X to express dismay over the state of the markets, sarcastically asking if “they can bring back the old stock market.”
Moskowitz’s well-timed investments paid off. On April 9, Trump paused the tariffs for 90 days, sending stocks rebounding. The Florida Democrat also sold shares in Lincoln Electric Holdings and NextEra Energy that same day.
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On X, an account named the Nancy Pelosi Stock Tracker that chronicles former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s market activity has attracted more than 1 million followers. The man who runs it, Chris Josephs, told Salon in March that he initially launched the account as something of a joke.
“But once I started diving a little bit into it, I started realizing … they’re making a lot of money on it,” he told the outlet.
Greene, Moskowitz and Pelosi are hardly outliers in being both federally elected officials and active market traders. And federal strictures require members of Congress to report all trades they and their families make within 45 days.
Efforts to ban lawmakers from trading stocks have gained momentum in recent weeks. President Donald Trump said he would sign legislation outlawing the practice. On Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson said he said he is “in favor” of the move too.
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