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Trump Media Rolls Out Paid 'Truth API' For Early Access

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Donald Trump is now offering early access to his Truth Social posts in a move that has been seen as corruption benefitting a sitting president. Trump Media and Technology Group officially rolled out its new subscription-based data service on Saturday, giving paying customers faster, real-time access to Truth Social posts from Trump and other high-profile accounts. Called Truth API, the application programming interface is intended to provide businesses with “a direct, licensed, real-time feed of the platform’s most market-moving Truths”, interim CEO Kevin McGurn said in a release announcing the launch. Trading firms and other paying subscribers can now access the posts earlier than other users – for a fee of up to $100,000 per month. The new offering mirrors similar paid data services available on competing social media platforms, though with a particularly steep price tag. However, Truth Social stands apart because its most influential user is Trump, who is also the largest shareholder of the publicly traded parent company, meaning he could personally benefit from the service. Although the announcement does not specifically mention Trump, his @realDonaldTrump account is by far the platform’s largest. He frequently uses it to announce major policy decisions before making them elsewhere. As of Saturday, the account had 13 million followers. Critics argue the service is blatant evidence of market manipulation and insider trading. Trump has repeatedly used Truth Social to reveal significant policy moves with the potential to shift financial markets, including posts involving tariffs and the Iran war. The launch comes just days after Democratic senators Adam Schiff and Elizabeth Warren called on the Securities and Exchange Commission to examine the new service. In a letter dated Tuesday and sent to SEC chair Paul Atkins, the lawmakers urged the agency to investigate whether the company was breaking the law. “This appears to be an outrageous abuse of t

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Timeline of Events

On July 21, 2026, financial media reported Trump Media planned a paid data feed.
On July 28, 2026, Senators Warren and Schiff urged the SEC to investigate.
On July 29, 2026, Representative Ritchie Torres filed an official inquiry letter to the SEC.
On July 31, 2026, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin launched an investigation.
On August 1, 2026, Trump Media officially rolled out the subscription-based Truth API service.
On August 1, 2026, subscribers began evaluating the real-time feed of high-profile account posts.
On August 1, 2026, market regulators faced mounting political pressure regarding automated trading speed advantages.
Federal regulators will likely review potential market manipulation or insider trading concerns soon.
Congressional oversight committees may subpoena internal corporate communications regarding the data product rollout.
Financial markets will adapt to millisecond-level automated trading advantages from presidential posts.

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