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>Trump Media may soon sell early access to the president’s Truth Social posts. Think about what this means. This is how the president announces war; every embassy on earth has to maintain a Truth Social account just to stay informed of American policy.

He is already so beyond the pale this doesnt even move the needle.

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If they try this, multiple random people will write bots to republish everything instantly. The cash gusher they expected will turn into a trickle and the white house will look like a bunch of greedy Ferengi that lack the lobes to pull off a basic swindle. It's guaranteed to be an instant loss. I'll laugh pretty hard if they go ahead with it.

Whilst true, that extra 0.5-1 second edge is huge for HFT firms.

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