Sam Bankman-Fried Joins Pam Bondi in 'Dow 50K' Trump Cheerleading Campaign from Prison

From his prison cell at FCI Lompoc, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the convicted FTX fraudster serving 25 years for stealing roughly $8 billion from customers, has adopted the same pro-Trump economic cheerleading strategy that Pam Bondi infamously deployed just before Trump fired her in April 2026.

On Wednesday, SBF’s proxy-run X account (@SBF_FTX) posted that the S&P 500 had reached a record 7,365, claiming the index had rallied 22.8% since Trump’s second inauguration. During the same period under President Joe Biden, the S&P 500 rose just 7%.

S&P 500 hit another ATH yesterday: 7,365 +22.8% since @realDonaldTrump's second inauguration.
How about same point in Biden’s term? +7.0% — SBF (@SBF_FTX) May 7, 2026

This post, tagged @realDonaldTrump, amassed over 1.5 million views—a pattern consistent with nearly all of SBF’s recent posts. The message mirrors Bondi’s viral pivot during a February 2026 House Judiciary hearing on the Department of Justice’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Bondi’s ‘Dow 50K’ Meme and Her Firing

At the hearing, Bondi—then-U.S. Attorney General—abruptly shifted from Epstein-related questions to reciting stock index prices. She declared the Dow Jones Industrial Average had surpassed 50,000, the S&P 500 was near 7,000, and that Americans’ 401(k) retirement accounts were “booming.” The clip went viral, cementing “Dow 50K” as a meme.

Despite her attempts to defend Trump amid the congressional inquiry into her own mismanagement, Trump fired her on April 2, 2026.

SBF’s Consistent Pro-Trump Rhetoric

SBF’s recent posts are not isolated incidents. On April 27, 2026, his account posted that the S&P 500 had reached 7,174, with a 19.6% gain under Trump versus an 8.6% gain under Biden—a format identical to his May 7 post.

The underlying message remains clear: everything is better under Trump. This editorial line has dominated SBF’s output since February 2026, despite his 18-year remaining sentence and bipartisan opposition to his pardon efforts.

Pardon Lobbying Efforts

SBF’s parents, both former Stanford Law professors, have reportedly lobbied Trump’s orbit for a pardon or clemency since 2025. However, Trump denied the request in a January 2026 New York Times interview, and a White House spokesperson reiterated the denial to Fortune in February 2026.

Lawmakers from both parties have dismissed the plea as “dead on arrival.” Despite these setbacks, SBF’s proxy-run account continues to post pro-Trump economic comparisons to his 1 million followers.

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