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UpInArms

(55,769 posts)
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 03:28 PM 13 hrs ago

Trump's media company wants traders to pay to get president's market-moving social-media posts first

Donald Trump’s media company wants traders and investors to pay for “the fastest” access to posts from Truth Social accounts like the president’s own, which often moves markets.

Trump Media & Technology Group said Thursday that it’s planning to launch a feed giving real-time access to the highest-ranking Truth Social accounts. Trump frequently uses his account to post policy decisions and comments that impact equity and energy markets.

More behind paywall …

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trumps-media-company-wants-traders-to-pay-to-get-presidents-market-moving-social-media-posts-first-c4425210

Obvious market manipulation for sale

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Trump's media company wants traders to pay to get president's market-moving social-media posts first (Original Post) UpInArms 13 hrs ago OP
We cannot keep up with this corruption, my god nt CharleyDog 13 hrs ago #1
Grifting has morphed into graft in plain sight surfered 12 hrs ago #2
WTF................... Lovie777 12 hrs ago #3
What this country needs is some sort of commission to oversee the integrity of mahatmakanejeeves 12 hrs ago #4
That would be such an amazing thing UpInArms 12 hrs ago #5
Just more extremely flagrant corruption from Hey Joe 12 hrs ago #6

mahatmakanejeeves

(71,923 posts)
4. What this country needs is some sort of commission to oversee the integrity of
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 03:55 PM
12 hrs ago

securities and exchanges.

UpInArms

(55,769 posts)
5. That would be such an amazing thing
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 03:57 PM
12 hrs ago

To have integrity in the securities and exchanges … I wonder why they have thought of that before?

Hey Joe

(930 posts)
6. Just more extremely flagrant corruption from
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 04:00 PM
12 hrs ago

the cheater in chief.
It’s so openly brazen now that one would think that an easy case could be made for prosecution at some point.
I mean, he is announcing that information is available for purchase and profit.
My god………

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