Trump Media says third-quarter revenue rose 205% on paid Truth API feed sales

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Covered by 6 outlets, mostly left-leaning (83%).

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Trump Media & Technology Group said in a quarterly filing released Nov. 9 that its third-quarter revenue rose 205%, roughly tripling from a year earlier. The company said the increase was primarily driven by Truth API, a paid high-speed feed of posts from Truth Social accounts, including President Donald Trump’s. According to NBC News, the feed is sold for $60,000 to $100,000 a month. The Epoch Times reports the company also posted its first quarterly net profit, which it linked to crypto and equity gains. Critics, including Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Adam Schiff, have called the feed an abuse of Trump’s office for personal gain, according to The Independent.

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Trump Media said its third-quarter revenue rose 205%, roughly tripling from a year earlier.
One side only: the leftReported byFar Left1Left3See the outletsHide the outlets
Far Left
The New Republic
Left
The Independent, The Washington Post, NBC News
The company said the revenue increase was primarily driven by Truth API, a paid feed giving faster access to posts from Truth Social accounts, including Trump’s.
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Left
The Independent, NBC News
Reuters reported in October that Bloomberg, Susquehanna International Group and Jump Trading paid $60,000 to $100,000 a month for Truth API subscriptions.
One outletThe Independent· Left
Trump Media reported its first quarterly profit, which the Epoch Times says cites crypto earnings.
One outletThe Epoch Times· Far Right
Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Adam Schiff have called Truth API an abuse of Trump’s office for personal gain.
One side only: the leftReported byFar Left2Left1See the outletsHide the outlets
Far Left
The New Republic, MS NOW
Left
The Independent

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Every side present reports that Trump Media’s revenue grew, with Truth API as the driver. The left stresses the paid access to Trump’s posts and critics’ objections, while the single right-side outlet stresses the first profit and crypto gains.

the left
5 outlets · 2 opinion
Left headlines lead with the revenue jump and the paid access to Trump’s posts; NBC says Trump Media “cashes in”, and the Far Left opinion pieces call it pay-to-play.
Trump Media cashes in on high-speed access to social media posts
NBC NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
No coverage yet
No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
the right
1 outlet
The only right-side outlet, The Epoch Times, leads with the first profit and crypto earnings, and presents Truth API as a business growth driver rather than as paid access to the president.
Trump Media Reports First Profit Citing Crypto Earnings, Growth in Truth API Business
The Epoch TimesFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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slammedexorbitant feespay-to-play schemewhopping
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Loaded verb
slammedMore neutral: criticized
“Slammed” conveys strong disapproval, where “criticized” reports the same reaction neutrally.
Critics have slammed the feed as an attempt to profit from President Donald Trump’s posts.
Used byNBC News (Left)
Sensational language
exorbitant feesMore neutral: high fees
“Exorbitant” is a judgement about the price that the reported facts do not establish.
Why would deep-pocketed financial institutions pay exorbitant fees to see presidential declarations before the rest of the public?
Used byMS NOW (Far Left)
Partisan shorthand
pay-to-play schemeMore neutral: arrangement giving companies early access to his posts
The label “pay-to-play” names the arrangement with a conclusion of wrongdoing, which the excerpt does not establish.
President Donald Trump is raking in cash from his pay-to-play scheme giving companies early access to his social media posts.
Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)
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whoppingMore neutral: $3 million
The adjective adds emphasis to a figure that can be stated without it.
…for Truth Social’s parent company had surged 205 percent in the third quarter to a whopping $3 million.
Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

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accused of profiting from the presidencyMore neutral: Critics, including Democratic senators, say he profits from the presidency
The accusers are not named, so the claim is attributed to an unnamed group rather than to specific people.
Trump, who made about $2.2 billion last year, has been accused of profiting from the presidency
Used byThe Independent (Left)

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From the left

5 outlets · 2 opinion

Leads with

revenue tripling
paid access to Trump’s posts
profit from the presidency

Leaves out

the first quarterly net profit reported by the Epoch Times

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Raw StoryFar Left
Outrage after Trump pay-to-play figures exposed in filings: 'So many reasons to impeach'
New filings revealed on Tuesday show that President Donald Trump's Truth Social platform is profiting heavily off pay-to-play media access, with Wall Street firms cashing in on advance access to the president's social media posts. …
1 day agoRead at Raw Story (opens in a new tab)
1 more from Raw Story
- Trump Media's skyrocketing revenue fueled by pay-to-play gambit: filings
Mother JonesFar Left
Trump Is Selling Early Access to Social Media Posts. The Gambit Is Starting to Pay Off.
The post-midterm business environment generally hasn’t been kind to Donald Trump’s technology ventures. But this week, the president’s social media firm finally did manage to report a bit of good news. …
1 day agoRead at Mother Jones (opens in a new tab)
The IndependentLeft
Trump Media sees its revenue triple after offering faster access to president’s posts for a fee
Trump, who made about $2.2 billion last year, has been Vague attribution“accused of profiting from the presidency”The accusers are not named, so the claim is attributed to an unnamed group rather than to specific people.More neutral: Critics, including Democratic senators, say he profits from the presidencyDisagree with this highlight?
1 day agoRead at The Independent (opens in a new tab)
The Washington PostLeft
Selling faster access to Trump’s posts helps triple his media company’s revenue
President Trump’s media company said its third-quarter revenue tripled from the same time last year.
2 days agoRead at The Washington Post (opens in a new tab)
NBC NewsLeft
Trump Media cashes in on high-speed access to social media posts
Trump Media and Technology Group reported that revenue surged 205%, which it says was “primarily driven” by selling a high-speed feed of posts on Truth Social.
2 days agoRead at NBC News (opens in a new tab)
The New RepublicFar LeftOpinion
Trump Media Filings Show How Much He Makes From Selling His Posts
President Donald Trump is raking in cash from his Partisan shorthand“pay-to-play scheme”The label “pay-to-play” names the arrangement with a conclusion of wrongdoing, which the excerpt does not establish.More neutral: arrangement giving companies early access to his postsDisagree with this highlight? giving companies early access to his social media posts. In a recent SEC filing , Trump Media & Technology Group reported that revenue for Truth Social’s parent company had surged 205 percent in the third …
1 day agoRead at The New Republic (opens in a new tab)
MS NOWFar LeftOpinion
Trump’s media company finds customers seeking special access to president’s posts
The controversial “Truth API” initiative is generating revenue for the president’s company. But for how long?
1 day agoRead at MS NOW (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

first quarterly profit
crypto and equity gains
interim CEO’s view that the underlying business held steady

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The Epoch TimesFar Right
Trump Media Reports First Profit Citing Crypto Earnings, Growth in Truth API Business
'While the market was trading ⁠on headlines, the underlying business didn't flinch,' interim CEO Kevin McGurn said.
1 day agoRead at The Epoch Times (opens in a new tab)

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First to report
NBC News, Nov 9, 6:11 PM EST
Center
No report yet
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Right
19 hr 51 min later
Its first report, Nov 10, 2:02 PM EST

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NBC NewsLeftNov 9, 6:11 PM EST
The Washington PostLeftNov 9, 8:20 PM EST
The Epoch TimesFar RightNov 10, 2:02 PM EST
The IndependentLeftNov 10, 4:22 PM EST
Mother JonesFar LeftNov 10, 4:35 PM EST
Raw StoryFar LeftNov 10, 4:36 PM EST

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Trump Media says third-quarter revenue rose 205% on paid Truth API feed sales

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From the left

Outrage after Trump pay-to-play figures exposed in filings: 'So many reasons to impeach'

Trump Is Selling Early Access to Social Media Posts. The Gambit Is Starting to Pay Off.

Trump Media sees its revenue triple after offering faster access to president’s posts for a fee

Selling faster access to Trump’s posts helps triple his media company’s revenue

Trump Media cashes in on high-speed access to social media posts

Trump Media Filings Show How Much He Makes From Selling His Posts

Trump’s media company finds customers seeking special access to president’s posts

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From the right

Trump Media Reports First Profit Citing Crypto Earnings, Growth in Truth API Business

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