WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Josh Hawley said he supports a uniform ban on individual stock trading by presidents, vice presidents, members of Congress and other federal officials. The Missouri Republican said the prohibition should extend across all branches of the federal government.

"I'd be in favor of a uniform rule for everybody," Hawley said. "By everybody, I mean everybody, Supreme Court justices, you pick it, that says you can't trade in stock."

He said legislation should begin with Congress before expanding to other federal officials. "So, I'd start with Congress, but I'd be happy to extend it all across the board." he said.

President Donald Trump or his investment managers made more than 3,700 stock trades in the first quarter of this year, according to a financial disclosure filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. The trades involved stocks that Trump personally owned and major corporations with dealings before his administration.

In July, Trump criticized Hawley after the senator joined Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee to advance a ban on congressional stock trading that also covered the president and vice president. "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!" Trump posted.

Hawley's compromise legislation with Sen. Gary Peters delayed implementation for officials until the start of their next term, effectively exempting Trump. The bill advanced in the committee with unified Democratic support and Hawley's vote, but has since stalled.

He said in July that a follow-up conversation with Trump went well and that both wanted to see a congressional stock trading ban enacted. He said there had been a misunderstanding that the bill would force Trump to sell his Mar-a-Lago club and other assets, and that the confusion was cleared up.

Vice President JD Vance said at a White House press briefing that Trump uses independent wealth advisors and does not personally trade stocks. "He is a wealthy person. He has had success in business. He's not making these stock trades himself." Vance said.

He said he and Trump support banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks but did not say whether presidents and vice presidents should be barred. "All of us believe that nobody should be taking proprietary information gained from public service and buying and selling stocks. We want to ban that process, and I think the way to lead by example is banning that process, banning that approach, and making it illegal, which is exactly what the president has proposed doing." he said.

Hawley said he and his wife do not trade or own shares of individual companies. "We have our savings, our kids' college savings are in broad-based mutual funds for this reason." he said.

Asked about the volume of Trump's trades, he said, "So, I honestly don't know. I don't know if that's a normal amount or not. I would just say that I don't trade, I don't own individual stock, I'd love to make that the rule across the board."