Thread by @politvidchannel

BREAKING: the U.S Senate accidentally passed a bill banning Trump from Becoming President, and Biden is planning to sign it.

The U.S senate is close to passing a bill that would ban federal lawmakers — and presidents — from owning and trading stocks and other investments.

The bill is called, the Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act.

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The bill requires divestiture for people who want to become a congressperson or president or vice president.

The former president’s massive financial assets were a primary concern of Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs debate LAST Month.

Sen. Romney: "I mean, he'd have to sell all of his Truth Social stock. He'd have to sell all of his private investments."

Sen. Romney: "This basically would prevent Donald Trump from becoming president if he wanted to maintain his financial assets without getting completely obliterated.”

The bill in question, an amended version of the Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act, ultimately passed out of committee with an eight to four vote, with Republican senators divided on how to proceed.

Trump owns 114 million shares of Trump Media and Technology Group, Corp, worth $3.776 billion, saying divesting of that would be “a massive disadvantage for him.”

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) chimed in to support Romney’s comments, saying he came into the meeting “happy to vote yes on this self-flagellation.” Johnson said he divested of his securities when running for office, considering it to be the “honorable thing to do.”

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI): “You know how much I've lost in terms of opportunity cost since that point in time,” Johnson said. “I’m going to vote ‘no’ now. We don't want to turn Congress into a rich man's club.”

Johnson is one of the richest members of the Senate, with a net worth of more than $39 million in 2018, according to Open Secrets.