Trump stands to profit off US policy announcements by selling fast access to his social media posts - AP News
Truth Social is launching a service that provides Wall Street traders with early access to President Trump's social media posts. Critics and financial experts have raised concerns regarding potential insider trading and the ethical implications of monetizing presidential policy announcements.
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This raises significant questions about the intersection of public office, market manipulation, and the ethical boundaries of a sitting president's private business interests.
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NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump knows the world hangs on his every word. Now he wants you to pay for it.
The social media posts of the world’s most powerful man are going on sale Saturday when his Truth Social business begins offering sneak peeks of them to Wall Street traders willing to pay up. The move raises the prospect of big profits for Trump’s company and big questions about insider trading and using public office for private gain.
Similar fast speed feeds are sold by other social media firms and media providers, but Truth Social doesn’t just distribute the news, it makes it, regularly rattling markets as Trump posts policy changes on everything from war to central bank leadership to tariffs.
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