Trump Sells Early Access to His Tweets for Up to $100,000 a Month
KEY POINTS
- •On August 2026, Trump Media launched a Truth API charging up to $100,000 monthly for early Truth Social posts access.
- •Interim CEO Kevin McGurn announced over 10 clients, mainly high-frequency trading firms, have signed up to get posts milliseconds early.
- •A Manhattan federal lawsuit claims the scheme is illegal and unconstitutional, as Trump profits from selling government announcements.
Donald Trump’s big new cash grab on Truth Social is charging up to $100,000 a month for early bird access to his 'market-moving' posts, announced by interim CEO Kevin McGurn on August 2026’s first earnings call. Apparently, over 10 eager customers—mainly high-frequency trading firms—have ponied up big bucks to get tweets milliseconds faster. The Manhattan federal lawsuit caught wind, calling it 'profoundly corrupt' and unconstitutional for profiting off government announcements. Trump Media is also chatting with news giants and AI developers, eyeing prediction markets. Meanwhile, the Freedom of the Press Foundation says selling government secrets this way utterly wrecks the First and Fifth Amendments. Because nothing says democracy like a $100k tweet feed.
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(1 of 3)Trump's new microtransaction: $100K a month for tweets milliseconds early. Because capitalism demands even your government updates come with a luxury price tag.
When your tweets are 'market-moving' enough to cost $100k a month, maybe it's time to ease up on the caps lock.
Trump packaging government updates like they're rare Pokémon cards, except these cost a small fortune and come with constitutional lawsuits.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/12/2026 | Author: Natalie Musumeci
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