Truth Social signs Bloomberg, two trading firms for faster Trump post access, Reuters reports

Truth Social is a social media platform founded by U.S. President Donald Trump. This background fact is not in question.

According to a Reuters exclusive, Truth Social has signed up news and data provider Bloomberg and two Wall Street trading firms as paying customers for faster access to Trump's posts. Reuters cited unnamed people with direct knowledge of the matter.

According to Reuters, Truth Social sells this faster access for up to $100,000 a month.

The Japan Times published a report with the same details, including the up-to-$100,000 figure, about five hours after Reuters. Its summary uses hedged wording and does not name a source. It does not say whether The Japan Times confirmed the details itself or drew on the Reuters report.

The core claims are attributed to unnamed sources in the Reuters report. The reports reviewed by Vocemundi do not establish whether the Japan Times account has a separate origin.

What is not known

• The reports reviewed by Vocemundi do not name the two trading firms.
• The reports do not say how much each customer pays. The $100,000 figure is described only as the upper end of the price range.
• The reports do not describe how much faster the paid access is, or how it is delivered.
• The reports do not say when the agreements were signed, what their terms are or how long they last.
• The reports do not say whether the arrangement raises disclosure or market-fairness considerations. They do not describe any comment from a regulator.

What each side says

The reports do not include any response or confirmation from Truth Social, its parent company, Bloomberg, the trading firms or the White House.

Analysis

The reported customers are a news and data provider and two trading firms. This suggests buyers that value receiving the president's posts quickly. If the arrangement is confirmed, it could prompt questions about who receives a head of state's public statements first, and on what terms. The reports reviewed by Vocemundi do not address these questions. Several outcomes are possible. The companies could confirm, deny or decline to comment. Further reporting could identify the trading firms and the pricing. Regulators or lawmakers could choose to examine the practice, or not. For now, the account rests on unnamed sources cited by Reuters and a hedged Japan Times report that does not state its source.

Produced by the Vocemundi newsroom with AI assistance.