Kathleen Clark

Donald Trump's media company, Truth Social, plans to sell Wall Street traders early access to posts from high-ranking accounts, including potentially Trump's own, to profit from market-moving content. Critics label the move 'odious' and 'brazen corruption,' arguing it exploits the public by prioritizing financial interests over equitable information access.

Donald Trump's media company plans to sell early access to posts from high-ranking accounts on Truth Social to Wall Street traders, potentially generating significant revenue while raising ethical concerns. The service, named Truth PSI, aims to provide milliseconds of early access to influence financial markets, with critics calling it corrupt and unethical.

Donald Trump's Truth Social platform plans to offer Wall Street traders early access to posts from high-ranking accounts, potentially including his own, to generate revenue. This service, called Truth PSI, could create ethical concerns as Trump's posts have previously caused significant market fluctuations.

President Trump's media company is offering paid high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including his own, allowing traders to profit from market-moving information. Critics argue this constitutes corruption and improper use of government power, while the company's stock has fallen sharply amid scrutiny of Trump's financial disclosures.

President Donald Trump’s media company plans to sell high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including potentially his own, to allow institutions to profit from market movements. The service, called Truth PSI, aims to provide milliseconds-early access to posts from high-profile contributors like Trump, who is the platform’s top poster and major shareholder. Trump Media & Technology’s stock has dropped 70% since Trump took office.

Trump's media company plans to sell high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including potentially his own, to institutions for financial market insights. Critics argue this creates a conflict of interest, as Trump, a major shareholder, would directly benefit from expedited information sharing. The service, called Truth PSI, aims to launch soon with pre-registered customers.

President Donald Trump's media company plans to sell high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including potentially his own, to institutions for profit. The service, Truth PSI, aims to provide milliseconds faster access to content that could impact financial markets. Critics argue this creates a conflict of interest as Trump, a major shareholder, would directly benefit from expedited dissemination of his posts.

President Trump purchased between $680,000 and $1.18 million in stock in Eli Lilly and West Pharmaceutical Services in early 2025, shortly before the administration implemented policies that significantly benefited these companies, including advancing Medicare reimbursement for GLP-1 drugs and cracking down on cheaper generic competitors. Government ethics experts have raised concerns that the stock purchases undermine public trust by creating the appearance that Trump is personally profiting from administration actions. Congressional Democrats are calling for legislation to ban presidents from owning and trading stocks.