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Tell the SEC: Stop Trump Media’s Wall Street Shakedown
Trump Media is trying to sell Wall Street a private pipeline to Donald Trump’s market-moving posts. It is brazen corruption — and it looks one step away from insider trading.
The company behind Truth Social is reportedly preparing to sell financial firms high-speed access to posts on the platform, including potentially Trump’s own posts about tariffs, war, federal policy, and the economy. In plain English: the Trump empire wants wealthy traders to pay for a faster lane to information that could move markets.
That is outrageous. No company tied to a sitting president should be allowed to profit by selling privileged access to presidential communications.
The Trump empire's scheme could force financial advisors, public pension managers, retirement fund leaders, and institutional investors into an impossible position: either put money in Trump Media’s pockets or risk being left behind when the market shifts. It's a shakedown.
Ordinary investors do not have teams of high-frequency traders waiting to react in milliseconds. Teachers, nurses, firefighters, retirees, and working families should not be forced to compete against Wall Street firms buying faster access from the president’s own social media company.
The SEC exists to protect investors and market integrity. Chair Atkins has the authority to demand answers, review Trump Media’s disclosures, examine who would get access, and act if this service creates unfair advantages, conflicts of interest, or risks of market manipulation.
Trump Media should not be allowed to monetize public power. Wall Street should not get a paid shortcut to presidential posts. And Americans should not have to wonder whether their pensions and savings are being disadvantaged unless their money managers pay tribute to Trump’s company.
Thanks for all that you do,
Matt from the Swarm