Trump Media launches paid real-time feed for Truth Social posts

Trump Media & Technology Group said Thursday it is introducing a paid application programming interface that will provide licensed, real-time access to posts from high-ranking Truth Social accounts. The launch creates a new data product around a platform where President Donald Trump frequently posts official information before it appears elsewhere, including messages on tariffs and the war with Iran.

The company, which operates Truth Social and trades on Nasdaq under the ticker DJT, did not name Trump in its announcement. Kevin McGurn, Trump Media’s interim chief executive, said in the company’s release: “Markets already move on Truth Social posts.”

An API allows customers to connect software directly to a platform’s data stream rather than relying on a website or app. In financial markets, firms use similar feeds from social-media networks to monitor posts at low latency, search archived material and build systems that respond to sentiment or news events. Trump Media said its service will offer paying customers “licensed, real-time access to posts from the highest-ranking Truth Social accounts.”

Trump’s @realDonaldTrump account is the largest on Truth Social, according to a 2025 survey by SEO.ai cited by CNBC. The account had 12.9 million followers on Thursday morning. Trump has used the platform for official communications, making the account closely watched by investors, newsrooms and other organizations tracking White House policy.

The White House did not answer CNBC’s email about the announcement and forwarded the request to the Trump Organization, which declined to comment, CNBC reported. Trump Media did not immediately respond to CNBC’s follow-up questions.

Virginia Canter, an ethics attorney with Democracy Defenders Fund, a nonprofit that has criticized the Trump administration, told CNBC the arrangement presents “a huge conflict of interest.” Canter said Trump has a duty to communicate information publicly and argued that he is directing it through a private channel in which he has a financial interest as one of its largest shareholders.

Canter also told CNBC that Truth Social has “become the de facto presidential press room.” Her comments reflect broader questions around the intersection of public communications, private ownership and market-sensitive information when a sitting president uses a company-linked platform as a primary outlet.

Trump Media’s move follows practices used by other social networks, which sell data access to customers including hedge funds and other Wall Street firms. The distinctive feature in this case is the platform’s role as a frequent venue for presidential statements, according to CNBC.

Truth Social was created in 2021 after X and Facebook banned Trump following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Trump has since been reinstated on both platforms.

Trump Media became a public company through a merger with a blank-check company and began trading on Nasdaq as DJT on March 26, 2024. Its shares were down 84% from that date through Thursday morning, according to FactSet data cited by CNBC.

Securities and Exchange Commission filings show that about 114 million shares, currently equal to 42% of Trump Media, were issued to Trump. After winning the presidency, Trump transferred those shares to a revocable trust in the name of his son, Donald Trump Jr., according to the filings.

This story draws on original reporting from CNBC.