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Trump's Social Media Posts to Be Sold to Financial Institutions for Early Access Starting Next Month

Kim Young-a

Published : Jul 17, 2026 11:22 AM


Trump Media & Technology Group website
Starting next month, a feature allowing users to view U.S. President Donald Trump's Truth Social posts faster than others will be sold to financial institutions for a fee.

President Trump frequently announces major policies and news through his Truth Social account, a social media platform owned by his own company, rather than through official government communication channels.

Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), which operates Truth Social, announced that it will begin selling a B2B product called Truth API to companies starting August 1.

The company added that Trump's posts will be delivered to clients in "milliseconds" before they are made public to the general audience.

TMTG stated that some clients have already signed contracts for the service.

Clients using this product will no longer need to manually monitor posts from key Truth Social accounts; instead, they will receive a low-latency data feed that can be read and analyzed by machines.

According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), social media platforms such as X and Reddit already offer similar API services, allowing clients to receive feeds slightly before posts appear online on other users' screens.

These services are primarily used by investment firms specializing in algorithmic trading.

As President Trump has been flooding his Truth Social account with breaking news during the Iran war situation that began in February, causing fluctuations in international oil prices and stock markets, investors are in a position where astronomical profits and losses can occur within a single second.

President Trump holds approximately 41% of TMTG's shares.

The WSJ commented, "Now his media company (TMTG) wants traders and investors to pay for immediate access to his Truth Social posts," adding that "this is the latest instance of the president's family blurring the lines between business interests and White House work."

Shares of TMTG, listed on the Nasdaq, fell 3% on July 16 to $9.28 per share.

The company's stock price has declined 77% since President Trump returned to the White House in January of last year.

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