Trump Truth Social Access at $100K/Month? Even the GOP Balks
Wall Street firms could soon pay up to $100,000 a month for a few extra milliseconds of access to Donald Trump’s Truth Social posts — and that single detail has ignited one of the most unusual political firestorms of his presidency, drawing condemnation from both parties and raising hard questions about where presidential influence ends and personal profit begins.
Key takeaways
- Trump Media & Technology Group plans to sell Truth API, a paid data feed giving investment firms real-time access to top Truth Social posts, scheduled to launch August 1.
- Pricing discussed with firms reaches $100,000 per month, or $60,000 per month under a discounted three-year contract, according to Reuters and CNBC.
- Republican senators including Bill Cassidy, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Thom Tillis, and John Curtis publicly criticized the plan as ethically troubling.
- Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer called it an “earth-shattering scandal” and a “historic level of corruption.”
- Donald Trump transferred his then-$4-billion stake in TMTG to a trust controlled by Donald Trump Jr., who holds sole voting and investment power, per December 2024 securities filings.
Trump Media’s Plan to Monetize Early Access
Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, unveiled a product called Truth API — a licensed, round-the-clock data feed designed to give banks and trading firms the fastest possible access to posts from the 10 most influential accounts on the platform. The company said it had already signed customers ahead of an August 1 launch, without identifying who they are. An archive of posts dating back to 2022 is included.
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