Donald Trump unleashed on Missouri Senator Josh Hawley and his new legislation proposal.
The president took to his Truth Social account to slam his fellow Republican for trying to get his Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (PELOSI) Act passed after it cleared the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in an eight to seven vote. The legislation seeks to restricts lawmakers from owning individual stocks or trading them.

"Very much like SABOTAGE! The Democrats, because of our tremendous ACHIEVEMENTS and SUCCESS, have been trying to 'target' me for a long period of time, and they're using Josh Hawley, who I got elected TWICE, as a pawn to help them," Trump wrote. "I don't think real Republicans want to see their president, who has had unprecedented success, TARGETED, because of the 'whims' of a second-tier senator named Josh Hawley!"
During the committee hearing, Florida Senator Rick Scott condemned Hawley over the potential legislation. "This idea that we are going to attack people because they make money is absolutely wrong," the Navy veteran said. "I think it's disgusting what's going on here. But I completely agree with you, we've got to stop people from trading stocks but this [bill] is way different."

The proposal is named after a powerful Democrat: former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who was accused of insider trading. Yet the former star of The Apprentice is claiming that Hawley's legislation will further her agenda.
"I wonder why Hawley would pass a bill that Nancy Pelosi is in absolute love with — He is playing right into the dirty hands of the Democrats. It's a great bill for her and her 'husband,' but so bad for our country!" the president griped on social media. "Why would one 'Republican,' Senator Josh Hawley from the great state of Missouri, join with all of the Democrats to block a review, sponsored by Senator Rick Scott and with the support of almost all other Republicans, of Nancy Pelosi's stock trading over the last 25 years."

Trump previously said there should be an investigation into the 85-year-old's trading activity. When asked earlier about the PELOSI Act, he said, "I like it conceptually. And you know Nancy Pelosi became rich by having inside information. She made a fortune with her husband, and I think that's disgraceful. I study these things really carefully and this just happened. So I'll take a look at it. What I do think is Nancy Pelosi should be investigated."
Hawley actually went further, insisting to Fox News that "Pelosi should not just be investigated but prosecuted" and that her trading activity "needs to be illegal." Insisted the senator, "You shouldn't be able to get rich by trading on information that only you have."
A representative for Pelosi responded, telling the New York Post, "Speaker Pelosi does not own any stocks, and she has no prior knowledge or subsequent involvement in any transactions."