Paying $100,000 each month to know in advance Donald Trump’s messages on social media can provide investors with very valuable information about how the markets will evolve in the moments afterward. Regarding this mechanism, which borders on a dubious practice of insider information access, the President of the United States aims to monetize his presidential office even more.
Taking advantage of his privileged position in the White House, the magnate now presents himself as the oracle of Wall Street. In the form of a premium subscription, like many other social networks, Donald Trump will put up for sale the information he produces on the Truth Social network, with the aim of driving speculative gains. The offer starts on August 1. “Markets already move based on posts on Truth Social,” said Kevin McGurn, interim CEO of Trump Media and Technology Group.
Senator Elizabeth Warren says it is “a scandalous plan to profit from the presidency”
Trump Media specified that this automated interface (API) would provide “authorized and real-time access to posts from important Truth Social accounts.” Not only would Trump’s messages be sold, but also those of other members of his family. Truth Social was founded by the magnate after he was expelled from the Twitter platform (now X). The fees, not yet confirmed, could be adjusted according to clients and would range between $60,000 and $100,000 each month.
For a group of investors, those who bet short-term, knowing seconds before what the president is going to post can provide them a great advantage. Just think about the impact generated by the announcement of the suspension of reciprocal tariffs in April 2025 on the markets. A few days after announcing them, Trump reversed course by suspending the tariffs for 90 days with an announcement on Truth Social, writing: “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!”. Stocks soared 9.5% that day, adding $4 trillion to investors’ wealth according to the S&P 500 index. Donald Trump’s conflict of interest, 13 million followers, is growing bigger. The company owning Truth, Trump Media and Technology Group, is in the hands of the same president. Who is the same person posting.
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$1.2 billion in cryptocurrency profits
Elizabeth Warren, the veteran Democratic senator, said it “is a scandalous plan to profit from the presidency and enrich Wall Street while doing nothing to help American citizens.” “It is odious, selling access to the highest bidder on Wall Street,” said Dylan Hedler-Gaudette, an expert in federal ethics rules from the organization Project on Government Oversight. “It is yet another example of blatant corruption,” says Kathleen Clark, from the University of Washington Law School and an expert in government ethics rules. “Trump can fill his pockets by selling access to information.”
The magnate earned at least $1.2 billion thanks to his cryptocurrency activities in 2025, according to documents made public last June.
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