NEW REPORT: Filthy hypocrite Vicente Gonzalez caught lining his own pockets
Self-serving hypocrite Vicente Gonzalez just got caught red-handed bashing Liberation Day while quietly cashing in.
On the same day Gonzalez blasted the Trump administration’s Liberation Day, he bought up to $250,000 in Apple stock. Days later? He cashed out.
This isn’t a one-time slip. It’s a concerning pattern of abusing his power for personal gain:
- Violated the STOCK Act, hiding his trades for nearly a year.
- Faced scrutiny for purchasing Tesla stock following President Trump’s inauguration.
- Held more than $100k in the Bank of China, a state-owned bank run by the Chinese Communist Party.
Bottom line: Vicente Gonzalez is in it for himself… not South Texans.
“Out of touch Democrat Vicente Gonzalez says one thing, does another, then cashes in on both. If hypocrisy were a stock, he’d be a billionaire.” – NRCC spokesman Zach Bannon
Read more from Southeast Politics here or see excerpts below:
Vicente Gonzalez loaded up on Apple stock when tariffs crashed the market, then sold some days later
Southeast Politics
Jacob Ogles
May 12, 2025
U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez immediately criticized President Donald Trump when massive tariffs were announced. But the Democrat privately profited as the monetary policies sent markets swirling.
Trump on April 2 announced his “Liberation Day” policy of sweeping tariff hikes around the globe. Stock shares largely plummeted across the board. Democrats, including Gonzales, slammed the policy.
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“The Trump Administration’s ‘Liberation Day’ is a lie. These unrestrained tariffs on our trading partners will only lead to higher prices on virtually all goods and foods. Tariffs are a tool, not a strategy. The President must focus on lowering costs for South Texans, not starting global trade wars.”
But the same day the Congressman issued that statement, the Corpus Christi Democrat also purchased $100,000 and $250,000 in Apple stock, according to financial disclosures required on major trades.
This isn’t the first time Gonzalez’s stock trading activity drew scrutiny.
Gonzalez this year invested heavily in Tesla stock as he criticized Elon Musk, the automobile company’s CEO, for his work in the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). According to Fox News, Gonzalez purchased between $65,000 and $150,000 in Tesla stocks in March after saying “DOGE’s action is incredibly concerning.”
But he also has come under fire for failing to require some questionable stock activity in accordance with federal law.
Business Insider in 2022 reported that the Congressman waited more than a year to report as much as $15,000 in stock sales. That violated transparency rules in the STOCK Act requiring members of Congress to report significant stock trades within 45 days.
The handwriting on the report Gonzalez ultimately filed on that Freeport-McMoRan trade appears to be the same as the handwriting on the report about the trading of Apple stocks
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