Congressional stock trading
Subject in Politics
Congressional stock trading has come up in 8 episodes across 3 podcasts in TMT, including Pod Save America, The Joe Rogan Experience, REAL AF with Andy Frisella. 6 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Tim BurchettU.S. Representative who commented on classified UFO briefings
Burchett predicts stock-trading reform will stall in the Senate while members claim credit for trying.
“We'll pass some bill and the Senate will pass another bill or phone just won't take it up, which is we're seeing a lot of now”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2495 - Tim Burchett (May 7, 2026) · Listen from 52:20
Burchett says members of Congress held stock in missile defense makers that benefited when Ukraine aid required replenishing U.S. systems.
“Now, who do you think owns stock in those missile defense systems? Members of Congress”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2495 - Tim Burchett (May 7, 2026) · Listen from 48:33
Burchett says he cashed out his portfolio into a mutual fund and backs legislation barring members from owning individual stocks.
“I don't own any individual stocks, but I think that members of Congress ought to do that. That was my bill”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2495 - Tim Burchett (May 7, 2026) · Listen from 45:36
Joe RoganAmerican comedian and host of The Joe Rogan Experience
Rogan argues that congressional stock trading is bipartisan and that Pelosi is merely a scapegoat.
“Also, it's completely bipartisan. Nancy Pelosi is the scapegoat. She's the one that everybody beats on”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2509 - Caleb Hammer (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 18:18
Rogan argues congressional insider trading persists because members of both parties do it.
“That's why they can do it because they're all doing it”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2505 - Tom Segura (May 25, 2026) · Listen from 2:25:22
Andy FrisellaShow intro voiceover by host Andy Frisella
Frisella calls for banning congressional stock trading and imposing term limits.
“You remove the insider trading, they can't trade. You do a few things, install term limits”
REAL AF with Andy Frisella: 1062. Andy & DJ CTI: Trump At The United Nations, Chinese President Xi Welcomed To The US & CNN, MS Now & Politico Reporters Regain Entry To White House (Sep 25, 2026) · Listen from 1:04:41
Roy CooperFormer North Carolina governor running for Senate
Cooper said he would back laws banning individual stock trading by members of Congress and senior officials and barring post-service lobbying.
“that prohibits members of Congress and executive, high executive officials from trading individual stocks. I'll support a law that stops allowing people to be lobbyists after they serve in Congress”
Pod Save America: The Race to Replace Graham Platner (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:15:25
Scott ColomMississippi district attorney and 2026 Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Mississippi
Colom supports a congressional stock-trading ban and restrictions on senators becoming lobbyists.
“that's why I support a ban on stock trading. That's why we can't have people become lobbyists right after they become senators”
Pod Save America: Is It Gay to Flip Texas? (May 29, 2026) · Listen from 1:19:17
Dan PfeifferCo-host of Pod Save America, author of the Message Box newsletter, and former White House communications director
Pfeiffer calls the failure to ban congressional stock trading while Democrats held the majority a major Biden-era mistake.
“Truly one of the biggest mistakes of the Biden era was not getting that done when we had the majority”
Pod Save America: Trump Admits He's for He/Him, Not You (May 15, 2026) · Listen from 23:17
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- Pod Save America · 4 episodes
- The Joe Rogan Experience · 3 episodes
- REAL AF with Andy Frisella · 1 episode
Episodes
1062. Andy & DJ CTI: Trump At The United Nations, Chinese President Xi Welcomed To The US & CNN, MS Now & Politico Reporters Regain Entry To White HouseREAL AF with Andy Frisella · Sep 25, 2026 · 1 h 13 min
Andy Frisella and DJ discuss Trump at the UN, the walkout on Netanyahu, Xi Jinping's U.S. visit, foreign influence in politics, media consolidation, and Fat Bear Week.
The Race to Replace Graham PlatnerPod Save America · Jul 10, 2026 · 1 h 24 min
Dan Pfeiffer and Alex Wagner discuss Graham Platner's exit from Maine's Senate race and the Iran war, then Pfeiffer interviews North Carolina Senate candidate Roy Cooper.
Trump’s 4th ThreesomePod Save America · Jul 2, 2026 · 1 h 16 min
Jon Favreau and Dan Pfeiffer discuss Trump's America 250 celebrations and corruption, the birthright citizenship backlash, Colorado's progressive primary wins, and new Senate polls.
#2509 - Caleb HammerThe Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 4, 2026 · 2 h 21 min
Joe Rogan and finance YouTuber Caleb Hammer discuss American debt, personal responsibility, government waste, housing, AI and jobs, gender politics, and student loans.
Is It Gay to Flip Texas?Pod Save America · May 29, 2026 · 1 h 32 min
Jon Favreau and Dan Pfeiffer discuss the Iran MOU, the economy, Trump's gold-plated DC and $250 bill, Texas's Senate race, and interview Mississippi Senate nominee Scott Colom.
#2505 - Tom SeguraThe Joe Rogan Experience · May 25, 2026 · 2 h 50 min
Joe Rogan and comedian Tom Segura discuss Segura's Netflix show Bad Thoughts, Uday Hussein's sadism, AI anxiety, Noah's Ark, Canada's assisted dying, fight betting and government overreach.
Trump Admits He's for He/Him, Not YouPod Save America · May 15, 2026 · 1 h 18 min
Jon Favreau and Dan Pfeiffer discuss Trump's remark about not thinking of Americans' finances, his IRS lawsuit settlement, redistricting, and the DNC's missing 2024 autopsy.
#2495 - Tim BurchettThe Joe Rogan Experience · May 7, 2026 · 2 h 37 min
Joe Rogan and Rep. Tim Burchett discuss UFO disclosure, congressional stock trading, the Trump assassination attempt, U.S. cash reaching the Taliban, and psychedelic therapy for veterans.
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