Saturday, August 10, 2024

Truth Social Continues to Flounder

Trump Media and Technology Group, the owner of former President Donald Trump's social networking site Truth Social, lost more than $16 million last quarter, along with a decline in revenue, according to its earnings report Friday. For the three-month period that ended June 30, the company posted a loss of $16.4 million, about half of which was legal expenses related to its merger with a company called Digital World Acquisition Corp., which was essentially a pile of cash looking for a target to merge with. It's an example of what's called a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, which can give young companies quicker and easier routes to getting their shares trading publicly.

Comments

Maybe he should sue his advertisers for not advertising enough. Like his bff Elmo.

#1 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-08-10 11:47 AM

Another failed business for Mr. Success.

#2 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2024-08-10 12:26 PM

Why is this a surprise? Everything Trump touches dies.

It's not even newsworthy any more. It's just a given.

#3 | Posted by Twinpac at 2024-08-10 04:33 PM

Mmm, flounder

#4 | Posted by hamburglar at 2024-08-10 05:24 PM

Everything Trump touches withers and dies. He is poison.

#5 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2024-08-10 05:27 PM

Amazing how this country has promoted such a mediocre white man, oh right, we are a country that allows medocre white guys to fail upward.

#6 | Posted by _Gunslinger_ at 2024-08-10 06:12 PM

He's got to be getting a discount on his bankruptcy filings after all these decades...

#7 | Posted by Yodagirl at 2024-08-10 06:24 PM

That means losses were very nearly 20 times revenue. That does not seem to be sustainable.

#8 | Posted by SomebodyElse at 2024-08-10 06:32 PM

#8 | Posted by SomebodyElse

I've been checking it at Google Finance since the IPO.

Seems every time it takes a 5%+ dip, someone comes along and buys a substantial number of shares, raising the price.

I think there's some crap going on. Most likely wealthy backers doing a backdoor donation before Trump starts cashing out. Seen a lot of 10,000+ share buys during those times.

#9 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2024-08-10 06:41 PM

Easy to have zero debt when you're paying out 16.2 million.

#10 | Posted by zarnon at 2024-08-10 09:16 PM

"I think there's some crap going on. Most likely wealthy backers doing a backdoor donation"

Funniest of all:

They'd've done better had they set the dollars on fire for heat.

#11 | Posted by Danforth at 2024-08-11 12:26 AM

It will come out that Truth Social shares are being propped up by Putin money.

#12 | Posted by AlternateFacts at 2024-08-11 03:20 AM

It might be floundering, but investment bankers have developed a plan to extract $1 billion from investors so that Trump can walk away richer despite the fate of this crappy "social media" brand. www.propublica.org

#13 | Posted by Augustine at 2024-08-11 04:27 AM

I hope the Dotard enjoys his pelf from a prison.

#14 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2024-08-11 04:32 AM

Fat Donnie Flounder

#15 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-08-11 12:02 PM

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