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Trump Media says Wall Street firms are paying up to $100K for early access to Trump posts | CNN Business

Wall Street has begun to embrace Trump Media and Technology Group’s newest product: instant access to President Donald Trump’s Truth Social posts. Truth Social owner Trump Media, in its first-ever earnings call with analysts Monday evening, said it has signed more than 10 customer agreements, mostly with high-frequency trading companies. Trump Media said those customers are willing to pay between $60,000 and $100,000 a month to gain access to the Truth Social data feed, known as an application programming interface (API). That direct link gives Wall Street a leg up over retail traders by delivering Truth Social posts split seconds faster than the public sees them. For high-frequency trading machines, milliseconds can mean serious money. Their algorithms look for signs that they should buy or sell, and by the time regular traders notice, it’s often too late to take advantage. Truth Social’s most-followed and important poster, Trump, often announces policy decisions on his company’s platform – sometimes even before his own administration is aware. Instant access to proclamations about tariff policy, national security and executive orders that affect the economy could send

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Aug 31, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
Trump attacks datacenter backlash, claiming communities pushing back risk becoming ‘backwards and poor’

Three-quarters of Americans said in a recent poll that they oppose datacenters being built next to their homes Donald Trump has criticized communities pushing back against datacenter projects across the US amid a growing backlash, warning…

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Aug 31, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet reportLATEST
Trump attacks datacenter backlash, claiming communities pushing back risk becoming ‘backwards and poor’

Three-quarters of Americans said in a recent poll that they oppose datacenters being built next to their homes Donald Trump has criticized communities pushing back against datacenter projects across the US amid a…

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Aug 30, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet report
Trump doesn’t actually care about free speech exhibit 2,048.

In a tirade on Truth Social, the president said that NBC News’ Kristen Welker should be “reported to the FCC for rebuke or punishment,” because she pointed out that the his prefered candidates had “mixed results” in…

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Aug 28, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
Trump pledges to allow cattle ranchers to process own food amid beef imports backlash

President faces criticism over plan to import up to 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef without charging higher tariffs Donald Trump has pledged to allow cattle ranchers and farmers to process their own food amid a…

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Aug 20, 2026·CNNT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Experts slam Trump’s unusual new census report as a ‘hijack by the White House’ | CNN Politics

Former Census Bureau leaders, statisticians and voting-rights advocates are raising alarms about an unusual, unsigned new report posted on the agency’s website that claims tens of thousands of noncitizens voted in the…

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Aug 17, 2026·BBCT2 · Outlet report
Trump says US scaling back joint military operations with South Korea

President Donald Trump has said the US will "substantially reduce" joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his "very good relationship" with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un. He also noted on Truth Social that…

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Aug 16, 2026·CNNT2 · Outlet report
Trump says US will reduce joint military exercises with key ally South Korea | CNN

President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States would reduce military exercises with key regional ally South Korea, just hours before they were due to get underway, citing his positive relationship with…

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Aug 15, 2026·Fox NewsT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Trump’s $100K Wall Street Truth access draws lawsuit; expert warns it ‘raises the stakes’ on ethics

Clay Travis, a Fox News contributor, discusses the insider trading investigation involving President Donald Trump's long-time teleprompter operator. President Donald Trump was sued in federal court this week over a…

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Aug 13, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
Trump has amassed staggering wealth in ‘most openly corrupt’ presidency

Ethics experts and Democrats express alarm as Trump uses office to grow his personal fortune to ‘unprecedented’ level Donald Trump’s use of his second presidency to grow his personal fortune has alarmed legal and ethics…

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Aug 13, 2026·The Next WebT2 · Outlet report
Donald Trump is sued for putting a $100,000 paywall on his Truth Social posts

This article was published on August 13, 2026 Turning a sitting president’s official posts into a five-figure monthly subscription is a novel test of whether government speech can be paywalled at all. President Donald…

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Aug 12, 2026·CNNT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Trump sued on First and Fifth Amendment grounds over paid Truth Social access | CNN Business

President Donald Trump’s expensive subscription for instant access to his Truth Social posts is unconstitutional, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday. The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation…

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Aug 12, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
Trump sued over $100,000-a-month early-access offer to Truth Social posts

Suit alleges subscription offer aims to sell privileged access to information generated in president’s official capacity Donald Trump has been sued after a subscription service charging up to $100,000 a month for early…

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Aug 11, 2026·CNNT2 · Outlet report
Trump Media says Wall Street firms are paying up to $100K for early access to Trump posts | CNN Business

Wall Street has begun to embrace Trump Media and Technology Group’s newest product: instant access to President Donald Trump’s Truth Social posts. Truth Social owner Trump Media, in its first-ever earnings call with…

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Aug 11, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet reportOPENING
Trump’s media company, which also owns Truth Social, reports $238m loss

Company also announced a paid service for early access to president’s posts on policies to the social media site Donald Trump’s media company – which owns the Truth Social platform favored by the US president – posted a…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianAug 31, 2026

Three-quarters of Americans said in a recent poll that they oppose datacenters being built next to their homes Donald Trump has criticized communities pushing back against datacenter projects across the US amid a growing backlash, warning…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe VergeAug 30, 2026

In a tirade on Truth Social, the president said that NBC News’ Kristen Welker should be “reported to the FCC for rebuke or punishment,” because she pointed out that the his prefered candidates had “mixed results” in their respective…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianAug 28, 2026

President faces criticism over plan to import up to 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef without charging higher tariffs Donald Trump has pledged to allow cattle ranchers and farmers to process their own food amid a backlash from the US…

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T2 · Outlet reportCNNAug 20, 2026

Former Census Bureau leaders, statisticians and voting-rights advocates are raising alarms about an unusual, unsigned new report posted on the agency’s website that claims tens of thousands of noncitizens voted in the 2020 presidential…

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T2 · Outlet reportBBCAug 17, 2026

President Donald Trump has said the US will "substantially reduce" joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his "very good relationship" with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un. He also noted on Truth Social that South Korea had…

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T2 · Outlet reportCNNAug 16, 2026

President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States would reduce military exercises with key regional ally South Korea, just hours before they were due to get underway, citing his positive relationship with North Korean leader…

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