Trump purchased Axon Enterprise stock worth up to about $5 million in early February 2025, according to reporting by CNBC and Quartz. Quartz says the purchase occurs on Feb. 10, while CNBC cites the same general timing and notes that it falls before U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sought a large Taser procurement. Quartz reports that on Feb. 24, ICE posts a notice seeking roughly 17,800 new Tasers, which is described as part of a potential $220 million deal.
Both accounts focus on the proximity between the stock purchase and the subsequent federal procurement activity involving Axon’s law-enforcement technology. CNBC adds that Axon has ramped up lobbying in Congress on federal law-enforcement technology as ICE pursues the possible Taser contract. The reports do not agree on additional details beyond the timing, the estimated size of the stock purchase, and the procurement notice and value attributed to ICE’s request.
