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Trump Media Filings Show How Much He Makes From Selling His Posts

More than half of Trump Media & Technology Group’s revenue comes from the Truth Social scheme.

President Donald Trump is raking in cash from his pay-to-play scheme giving companies early access to his social media posts. In a recent SEC filing, Trump Media & Technology Group reported that revenue for Truth Social’s parent company had surged 205 percent in the third quarter to a whopping $3 million.

At least $1.8 million, or 60 percent, of that spike was “primarily driven” by subscriptions to Truth API, which offers Truth Social users early access to posts from government officials for as much as $100,000 a month, the company said. This would be the kind of thing that would raise a red flag for the SEC—if it were still functioning as an independent agency.

At the moment, the SEC has two commissioners, both Republican: Trump sycophant Paul Atkins, who serves as the SEC chairman, and the reliably pro-business Mark Uyeda, whom Trump appointed as acting chairman before Atkins took office. Republican administrations are historically less interested in enforcing the nation’s securities laws, but Trump 2.0 takes that laissez-faire approach to legality to stratospheric new levels.

Media and watchdog groups have alleged that Trump is exploiting his office to benefit a private company that he owns. In August, The Intercept and the nonprofit Freedom of the Press Foundation sued Trump, alleging that Truth API violates the First and Fifth Amendments.

In September, Trump and his aide Natalie Harp, who helped to develop the service, were named in a lawsuit from the groups American Oversight and Campaign for Accountability. A separate lawsuit out of San Francisco alleges that Truth API is a “corrupt business scheme” that violates federal laws against insider trading as well as California’s Unfair Competition Law.

Trump Media’s latest filing caused the value of the company’s stock to jump Tuesday, adding a whopping $34 million to the president’s net worth.

https://newrepublic.com/post/217842/donald-trump-media-filings-how-much-makes-selling-posts

  • KnilAdlez [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
    19·
    3 days ago

    That’s awesome. I love that the people who have the power to do something about such blatent corruption are going to die before they have to answer for it.

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
      13·
      3 days ago

      Bernie recently said he doesn’t want the dems investigating Trump too much because working people blah blah blah blah…

      Call me crazy but maybe a ginormous amount of corruption all over the fucking place isn’t exactly helpful for working people. Bernie has create the worst madlib ever: We can’t do _________________________ because working people blah blah blah blah…

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      Ninja edit

      In an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the Vermont progressive said holding the Trump administration “accountable” is important — but addressing affordability must take priority. “We cannot spend all of our time investigating Trump,” Sanders said. “We’ve got to stand up for working-class families, make a real difference in their lives.”

      https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/08/sanders-warns-democrats-investigating-trump-01155517

      • huf [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
        10·
        3 days ago

        ok so have two teams working on the two jobs. it’s not like any of the actual representatives are doing any real job beyond PR and pressing the button (which is PR)

        • InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
          9·
          3 days ago

          Bernie: “Now is not the time for us to chew gum and walk at the same time. We could ended up falling down as we choke to death.”

          Seriously though - whatever the funding number is for committees in a normal year - the dems could make it ten times as much once they are in power. Not only does the public usually not give a shit about such inside the beltway inside baseball - in this instance I think half of the public would love it. Meanwhile republicans would scream and yell “Witch hunt!” etc but they are always yelling and whining about something.

          • AssortedBiscuits [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
            4·
            2 days ago

            Virgin “now is not the time for us to chew gum and walk at the same time” vs chad “I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I’m all out of bubblegum”

      • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
        5·
        2 days ago

        I mean, I kinda feel like there isn’t a huge point to putting a bunch of time into it if they’re not going to actually do anything about it. There’s no way they’re going to remove him from office. They spent so much time on useless investigations and impeachments, getting nothing done at all last time he was president.

  • none [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
    4·
    2 days ago

    He should be jailed for the mere idea of owning a media company while holding office.

    But that is hardly any money. Probably like 1% of the total racket.