Trumps media firm will potentially charge for high speed access to presidents Truth Social posts
President Donald Trump’s media company is planning to charge for special high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including possibly his own affecting national security and financial markets.The move announced Thursday would allow Wall Street trading firms and other institutions to get news from Truth Social contributors in milliseconds so they could profit off subsequent moves in stocks, bonds and interest rates.Called Truth PSI, it would mimic paid access at other platforms with one key difference: The most popular Truth Social poster is the president himself and, as the biggest shareholder of the publicly traded parent company, would directly benefit.“He’s selling expedited, privileged access to information about what he is doing as president,” said Kathleen Clark of Washington University School of Law and an expert in government conflicts of interest rules.
“It’s yet more brazen corruption, an improper exploitation of government power to enrich himself.”The Trump family company declined to comment about whether the new feature is profiting off the presidency.Truth Social’s public parent, Trump Media & Technology, did not respond to emailed questions, including whether the president’s posts will be excluded from the offering.A press release states it would allow traders to see “the highest-ranking Truth Social accounts” ahead of others.
The president has the most followers — 12.9 million — followed by his oldest son, Don Jr.and, close behind, his son Eric.The release did not say how much customers would be charged.In the past few months, Trump has announced major decisions and musings on his platform including posts about the Iran war, tariffs and the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown in U.S.cities.
The Iran posts in particular are impactful because investors are worried that higher oil prices will continue to stoke inflation and possibly force the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.Stock in Trump Media &...