MAGA Rep Gives Jaw-Dropping Defense Against Insider Trading Accusation

Rep. Lisa McClain offered a surprising response to questions about whether the Department of Defense engaged in insider trading by purchasing shares of xAI just days before the announcement that the company would integrate AI chatbot Grok into its networks. McClain appeared on NewsNation on Wednesday and was asked about the report, which was first published by Sludge. Host Connell McShane asked, “There are reports that your husband purchased shares in Elon Musk’s unlisted AI company xAI, just days before a report emerged that the Pentagon was expanding xAI’s role in military systems. Can you assure me that this purchase was not based on insider information?”