Axon Enterprise stock surged as scrutiny grows over Trump's stake and an ICE taser order that matches only its gear."tired narrative." Jordan Libowitz of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington offered a different read, telling CNBC the worry is that Trump invested in a company whose business could expand
Axon Enterprise, the company behind the taser and a growing suite of police body cameras and software, makes roughly 90% of the tasers sold in the United States. That dominance is now drawing extra scrutiny after President Trump disclosed a stake in the company.
A Stock Purchase, Then a Federal Order
Trump bought between $1 million and $5 million worth of Axon shares on February 10, according to a disclosure filed in May with the Office of Government Ethics. Two weeks later, on February 24, Immigration and Customs Enforcement posted a notice seeking about 17,800 new tasers, unlimited cartridges and training, under a proposed five year contract worth roughly $220 million. That contract has not been awarded yet.
The notice never mentions Axon by name. But three policing experts and procurement reviewers told CNBC that the specifications, a 45 foot range and ten targeted probes among them, line up only with Axon's Taser 10. If the order goes through as written, it would push ICE's current stockpile of about 4,300 devices to more than four times that size.
No Evidence of Coordination, But Questions Remain
Nothing publicly available suggests Trump knew the ICE request was coming, or that ICE officials were aware of his stake. The White House says the holdings sit inside a trust controlled by his children and run by independent managers. Spokesperson Anna Kelly told CNBC there are
