Paying for early access to Trump's Truth Social could raise big money - and major ethical issues
In yet another unprecedented move by America's first billionaire president, Donald Trump may soon be profiting from a new line of business tied to his office: charging access for a first peek at certain posts on his Truth Social platform. His struggling media company plans to sell Wall Street traders the chance to see posts from “highest-ranking” accounts — including possibly his own — milliseconds before others. That could mean big money for them, and Trump. His posts are often important enough to rattle financial markets. Until this moment, presidential policy announcements were considered sort of public property that should be free and available to all at the same time. The White House and Trump's companies all had no comment.
In yet another unprecedented move by America's first billionaire president, Donald Trump may soon be profiting from a new line of business tied to his office: charging access for a first peek at certain posts on his Truth Social platform. His struggling media company plans to sell Wall Street traders the chance to see posts from “highest-ranking” accounts — including possibly his own — milliseconds before others. That could mean big money for them, and Trump. His posts are often important enough to rattle financial markets. Until this moment, presidential policy announcements were considered sort of public property that should be free and available to all at the same time. The White House and Trump's companies all had no comment.