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Trump Profits by Selling Early Access to Market-Moving Truth Social Posts

Published August 2, 2026

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Trump's Truth Social grants wealthy traders early access to his policy tweets, turning his posts into a commodity. An eyebrow-raising monetization strategy.

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Donald Trump is capitalizing on his Truth Social platform by offering deep-pocketed investors exclusive early access to posts, potentially impacting markets ahead of public announcements. This strategy monetizes Trump’s policy and market-moving communications, raising ethical concerns about insider trading. Critics argue that it highlights a corrupt favor to Wall Street and questions the platform's viability as a business model.

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