NEW YORK (AP) — The president’s media company has tried its hand at a half-dozen new lines of business to lift its stock, but nothing has worked.Now it’s getting back to its roots.In a conference call with investors Monday, the company behind Truth Social said it will be unwinding much of its expansion and doubling down on its original media business by selling a form of White House access, a move that has raised big ethical questions among Democrats and government watchdogs.Trump started Truth Social after he was kicked off Twitter and Facebook, but the two reinstated him more than three years ago, so the company has had to transform itself. Instead of a “free speech” forum, it now acts more like a “hear it here first” site, a second White House press office where people get scoops from the president on everything from the Iran war to tariffs to the future of the U.S. central bank.But shares of the parent company, Trump Media & Technology, kept falling so it decided to become more than a media company, and branched into unrelated industries like online betting, finance, investment funds, buying and storing bitcoin and nuclear energy. Now it’s returning to its original mission, with a twist: It’s offering a special new service that grants fast access to President Trump’s posts for a fee.
As Trump Media scraps some businesses, it's doubling down on Truth Social and the president
The president's social media company is going back to its roots. The parent of Truth Social said Monday it is abandoning several new businesses — crypto, online betting, financial services — to refocus on building up its social media platform.
Trump Media monetizes Truth via Truth API: $60-100k/month per firm for fast post access, potentially $7-12M annual revenue vs prior year's total. Model is fragile: $1B+ losses in 18 months, dependent on Trump's tenure, critical Nov 30 deadline.











