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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Chelsie Napiza

Donald Trump Sparks High-Stakes Financial Mockery After Allegedly Confusing an AI Firm for a Sushi Restaurant in Up to £3.76 Million ($5M) Deal

A federally mandated financial disclosure has turned a conveyor-belt sushi chain into one of the more baffling entries in the history of US presidential investing.

On 2 February 2026, someone acting on behalf of President Donald Trump spent between £750,000 and £3.76 million ($1 million to $5 million) acquiring shares in Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ: KRUS), the American subsidiary of Japan's Kura Sushi, a revolving sushi chain with 91 US locations and a market capitalisation of roughly £450 million ($600 million).

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