Truth Social’s Millisecond Paywall: Trump’s Presidential Posts Are Now a Wall Street Commodity (And No One’s Stopping Him)

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(SeaPRwire) –   By: Gavin Thorne

The idea of a sitting president selling millisecond access to his social media posts should shock anyone who cares about government ethics. Kathleen Clark, a Washington University law expert, calls it “brazen corruption”—and she’s right. Trump’s Truth Social is offering a service called Truth PSI that lets Wall Street firms get his posts (and others’) before regular users, so they can trade on market-moving news like Iran war updates or tariff announcements.

Truth PSI was announced Thursday. It gives institutions early access to top Truth Social accounts in milliseconds. The president has the most followers—12.9 million—followed by Don Jr. and Eric. The service doesn’t say how much it will charge, but traders are already lining up. Trump Media & Technology, the public parent company, plans to launch it next month.

Trump Media’s stock has plummeted 70% since he took office, erasing $6 billion in shareholder wealth. Yet Trump’s financial disclosure shows he made over $1 billion last year from the same companies. Conflict of interest laws bar officials from profiting off their office, but the president and vice president are excluded. Previous presidents used blind trusts—Trump hasn’t.

Trump Media is desperate to boost its stock. It’s branched into crypto, financial services, even nuclear fusion. It replaced CEO Devin Nunes with Kevin McGurn, a seasoned media exec. McGurn says Truth PSI is part of a strategy to monetize proprietary assets and expects it to be a meaningful revenue source.

The stock rose 0.6% to $9.63 on Thursday. Before Trump took office, it closed at $40. Critics say this is just another way Trump is exploiting his presidency for profit. The Trump family company declined to comment, and Truth Social’s parent didn’t respond to questions about excluding Trump’s posts.

This move will force Congress to confront the gaping conflict of interest loophole for presidents by the end of the year.

Author bio: Gavin Thorne, an investigative journalist based in Washington, D.C., tracks special interests and legislative affairs for independent news outlets.