Donald Trump’s media company is facing sharp criticism over a plan to sell early access to posts from top accounts on Truth Social — including possibly the president’s own. Critics are calling the move “odious” and “brazen corruption,” while others see it as a desperate attempt to revive the company’s stock, which has crashed 70% since the election.
According to Fortune, the plan would allow Wall Street traders to pay for a first peek at posts from “highest-ranking” accounts — including Trump’s — milliseconds before the general public sees them.
How the Truth Social early access plan works
The idea is simple: give traders a split-second head start on seeing Trump’s posts. Because Trump’s posts often move financial markets — sending stock prices soaring or plunging within seconds — even a tiny time advantage could be worth huge sums of money.
As The Guardian reports, critics have denounced the plan as “brazen corruption.” The core argument is that presidential policy announcements have traditionally been considered public property — free and available to all at the same time. Charging for early access breaks that norm.
“Brazen corruption” — The Guardian
Why this matters for Trump and his company
Trump has the most followers on Truth Social — 12.9 million. His posts are often important enough to rattle financial markets. Until now, such policy signals were considered public property that should be free and available to all at the same time.
The plan could mean big money for Trump and his struggling media company. But it also raises serious ethical questions about a sitting president profiting from his official communications.
As Fortune notes, the move is seen by some as an attempt to revive the company’s stock, which has crashed 70% since the election. Trump is America’s first billionaire president, and this new line of business would tie his office directly to personal profit.
Our Take: A dangerous precedent for presidential communications
In our view, this plan crosses a clear line. Presidential posts that can move markets should be public property — available to everyone at the same time. Selling early access creates a two-tier system where the wealthy get information before ordinary citizens. That is not just bad optics. It is a fundamental break with how democratic governments are supposed to work.
The fact that this comes amid a 70% stock crash makes it look like a desperate financial move rather than a thoughtful policy. To put it plainly: if a president can charge for early access to his own announcements, the line between public service and private profit disappears entirely.
