Trump announces new social media network called 'TRUTH Social'

Mercor · Jun 10, 2024

Still a sound chart

gwb-trading · Jun 10, 2024

gwb-trading said:
There are MAGA idiots too stupid to know that they are the ones being scammed and will be left holding the bag.

The People Who Bought Stock in Trump's Truth Social Are Very Angry
Not at Truth Social. They’re angry at the “dark pools” and “naked short sellers” who are preventing them from getting rich.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-people-who-bought-stock-in-trumps

Bloomberg’s Jason Leopold filed a bunch of FOIA requests with the SEC about Trump’s Truth Social. (DJT is the stock ticker, so that’s what I’m going to refer to it as since “Trump Media & Technology Group” is unwieldy.)

There are a lot of shady things about DJT. For instance, in its last quarter it reported gross revenues of $800,000 and net losses of $327 million. Also: It has a market capitalization of $8 billion. With a “b.” Not a typo.

Let me give you a sense of scale. I am not privy to Heather Cox Richardson’s financials, but I know a lot about the economics of Substack. Her newsletter—which is excellent—probably brings in 8x the annual revenue of DJT and her total costs are basically her time. So if Heather Cox Richardson’s newsletter was a publicly traded company and it was valued at the same P/E ratio as DJT, then she’d be worth more than the entire market capitalization of APPL and MSOFT combined.1

My point: DJT is not a business.

You could make the case that it’s an NFT—a token that people buy to display their fealty to Trump’s brand. No different, really, than a bumper sticker or a flag.

Or maybe it’s just a memestock—a publicly traded roulette wheel on which people gamble for entertainment purposes.

But I propose that DJT is best understood as an exotic financial instrument that facilitates the voluntary transfer of wealth.2

What’s funny is that when Jason Leopold got hold of SEC complaints about DJT, for the most part they were not from people waving red flags about how this publicly traded company might be a scam.

Oh no.

The People were complaining that dark, shadowy forces were preventing DJT’s stock price from going even higher.

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gwb-trading said:
Let's see what the second lowest bidder auditing firm has to say about the DJT financials.

Trump Media shares fall over 5% after new SEC filing with reaudited financial statement
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/10/djt-trump-media-files-re-audited-financial-statement.html

Trump Media submitted an updated inspection of the company’s finances by a newly hired public accounting firm after its last auditor was charged with fraud.

The media company is majority-owned by former President Donald Trump and trades as DJT on the Nasdaq.

Trump Media hired Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP days after the SEC charged its prior auditor, BF Borgers CPA, with “massive fraud.”

Trump Media on Monday submitted an updated inspection of the company’s finances by a newly hired public accounting firm, after its last auditor was charged with fraud by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Shares of Trump Media ended the trading day down more than 5%.

The media company, which is majority-owned by former President Donald Trump and trades as DJT on the Nasdaq, said its revised registration statement includes a reaudit conducted by the Phoenix, Arizona-based firm Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP.

The company behind the social media platform Truth Social said in a press release that its latest filing amends a registration statement from mid-April and is not offering any new shares.

The SEC said BF Borgers and its owner, Benjamin Borgers, agreed to pay a combined $14 million in civil penalties and submit to permanent bans from auditing public companies.

Despite Monday’s stock drop, Trump Media boasts a nearly $7.5 billion market capitalization, which critics say is wildly disproportionate to the small amount of revenue the company has reported earning.

Data shows that the company’s sole product, Truth Social, appears to be struggling to hold on to its user base, which already generates just a tiny fraction of the traffic enjoyed by established social media giants such as X and Facebook.
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gwb-trading · Jun 20, 2024

How many weeks before it's a penny stock?

Death spiral? Truth Social's post-conviction slide picks up speed
https://www.rawstory.com/truth-social-shares/

Atlantic · Jun 21, 2024

Atlantic said:
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gwb-trading · Jun 29, 2024

Truth Social investors thought Trump's debate performance sucked.

Shares of Trump Media fall over 10% after first US presidential debate
https://apnews.com/article/trump-media-biden-debate-4aa21353137c1f929fa67acc49dd37fb

gwb-trading · Jul 15, 2024

Assassination attempts are good for business at Truth Social.

Trump Media shares soar more than 30% after assassination attempt
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/15/trump-media-shares-rise-after-assassination-attempt.html

gwb-trading · Jul 17, 2024

Just another grift to screw the shareholders.

Trump Media Made a Deal That Could Secure a Major Financial Windfall for the GOP Candidate
The company behind Trump’s Truth Social platform has the option to sell up to $2.5 billion worth of shares, easing the way for the former president to convert his paper stake into something more tangible.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-media-stock-sale-shares-truth-social-yorkville-advisors

gwb-trading · Jul 30, 2024

Just like his hotel in Washington D.C.; Trump is using Truth Social as a grift to collect money from supporters who want support of his administration and to provide large donors a form of payback. Trump'b businesses pose a significant conflict of interest.

Trump Media quietly enters deal with GOP donor who could benefit from a second Trump administration
The deal with energy magnate James E. Davison shows how Trump's stake poses a conflict of interest
https://www.salon.com/2024/07/30/me...benefit-from-a-second-administration_partner/

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gwb-trading · Jul 31, 2024

Trump’s Truth Social Tanks For Third Straight Month, Records Second Lowest Audience Since Launch: New Report
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/t...cond-lowest-audience-since-launch-new-report/

gwb-trading · Aug 4, 2024

gwb-trading said:
Trump’s Truth Social Tanks For Third Straight Month, Records Second Lowest Audience Since Launch: New Report
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/t...cond-lowest-audience-since-launch-new-report/
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Trump’s Truth Social nears lowest audience mark since its launch, report says
Decline in audience comes as former president’s social media company recently inked deal to stream TV on platform
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...h-social-trump-audience-decline-b2589169.html