Truth Social post of August 6, 2026
PostStatementPublished 08/06Open the original
Summary
President Trump says the U.S. has massive amounts of certain types of munitions, with more being manufactured and shipped as needed. He says defense companies are building the largest number of plants and factories in the country's history, and that leakers of related information are being hunted and will face long jail sentences.
By industry
- Defense1 trading day+3.2%p15 stocks5 trading days+6.7%p15 stocks20 trading days−5.1%p15 stocks
Day by day after the announcement
| Day | Defense stocks | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 26/08/05 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 26/08/06 | +2.9% | −0.3% |
| 26/08/07 | +4.9% | +0.2% |
| 26/08/10 | +6.0% | +0.2% |
| 26/08/11 | +6.4% | −0.1% |
| 26/08/12 | +6.9% | +0.1% |
| 26/08/13 | +6.1% | +0.8% |
| 26/08/14 | +7.1% | +0.6% |
| 26/08/17 | +4.7% | +0.1% |
| 26/08/18 | +3.9% | −0.5% |
| 26/08/19 | +3.9% | −0.2% |
| 26/08/20 | +0.1% | −1.1% |
| 26/08/21 | −0.3% | −0.8% |
| 26/08/24 | −2.3% | −1.0% |
| 26/08/25 | −3.5% | −0.7% |
| 26/08/26 | −2.4% | −0.1% |
| 26/08/27 | −1.9% | −0.2% |
| 26/08/28 | −2.6% | −0.3% |
| 26/08/31 | −3.3% | −0.5% |
| 26/09/01 | −4.6% | −1.2% |
| 26/09/02 | −5.9% | −0.8% |
Korean stocks in these industries
- Hanwha Aerospace 012450
- Korea Aerospace Industries 047810
- LIG Defense & Aerospace 079550
- Hyundai Rotem 064350
Trades in these industries around the announcement
Members' and insiders' trades in the industries' stocks, 30 days before to 30 days after.
- Kevin Hern
Partial saleLockheed Martin
Partial saleLockheed Martin
LMT
$15K–$50K
Joint
$15K–$50K
Reported 09/25
Traded 09/02
- Kevin Hern
Full saleLockheed Martin
Full saleLockheed Martin
LMT
$15K–$50K
Joint
$15K–$50K
Reported 09/25
Traded 09/02
- Kevin Hern
Full saleBoeing
Full saleBoeing
BA
$15K–$50K
Joint
$15K–$50K
Reported 09/01
Traded 08/13
- Kevin Hern
Full saleBoeing
Full saleBoeing
BA
$1K–$15K
Joint
$1K–$15K
Reported 09/01
Traded 08/13
