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Donald Trump's Truth Social Goes Public

March 26, 2024 / 06:37

This episode discusses Donald Trump's financial situation, focusing on the merger of Trump Media and Technology Group with Digital World Acquisition Corp. Key topics include the implications of Trump's bond reduction in a civil fraud case, the market value of his media company, and the potential legal issues surrounding the merger.

The hosts analyze the financial boost Trump may receive from the merger, estimating his net worth could increase by approximately three billion dollars. They highlight the stock's meme status and the involvement of notable figures like Donald Trump Jr. and Devon Nunes.

Concerns about potential lawsuits and the ethical implications of Trump's financial dealings are raised, particularly regarding his connections with major investors and the political ramifications of his business ventures.

The conversation touches on the broader context of corruption in Washington, with a focus on how financial interests can influence political decisions. The hosts express skepticism about the sustainability of Trump's media company, given its low revenue compared to its high market valuation.

Overall, the episode reflects on the intersection of politics and finance, questioning the motivations behind Trump's business strategies and the potential consequences for his political career.

TL;DR

Donald Trump's media company merger raises financial and legal concerns amid bond reduction and meme stock status.

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he's being called Don poleon on social
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media but Donald Trump's finances are
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about to get a big boost Trump media and
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Technology Group the parent company of
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Tru social will likely become a publicly
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traded company this week following
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Digital World acquisition Corps approval
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of a merger last Friday as we record
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this Trump just got a Lifeline for that
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judgment in his civil fraud case the
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bond was reduced from 454 million to 175
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Million by the New York appeals court
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Trump now has 10 days to pose that Bond
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um I don't know why he gets a break but
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what do you think about this deal the
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Trump media and Technology gr has a
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market value of around five billion
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based on a $37 share price of digital
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world acquisition Corp TR Trump owns 60%
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his overall net worth will increase by
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about three billion that said you know
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this is a meme stock no matter how you
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slice it there's also a lockup provision
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in the merger agreement that would in
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theory prevent Trump from selling his
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shares for at least six months he can um
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a lockup agreement could be waved by the
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board which includes his son um his son
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uh don Jr Devon Nunes CEO and Linda
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McMahon who who used to run WWE or
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whatever she did over there uh they're
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all friends of but if he sells you know
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the price will go down if he sells
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there's going to be lawsuits of Plenty
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um it's obviously a meme stock or a way
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to to funnel him money somehow I'll say
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the last thing two last things dwac the
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spa that merged with um Trump's company
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was already a meme stock to start with
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um as Fast Company put it Donald Trump's
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true social could be the memiest meme
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stock that ever memed and once again
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Republican Mega donor Jeff Yas was the
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biggest institutional shareholder of
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dwac according to report in the New York
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Times he's also a major investor in Tik
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tok's parent company bite dance as we
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discussed last week uh I don't know this
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is a just a feels like a lawsuit like a
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Securities lawsuit waiting to happen but
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your thoughts Scott this is your area of
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expertise so say you were running for
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president and you needed a bond of half
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a billion dollars and you knew someone
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who was the largest shareholder in Tik
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Tok and you said if I become president
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I'll make sure it isn't banned or
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whatever it is you could get someone by
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virtue of the White House you could get
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them billions of dollars in shareholder
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value and you met with them on a golf
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course and you said oh and by the way
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there's a very small float in this back
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that I have a large interest in if you
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were just to throw say 10 20 30 million
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maybe 50 million at this thing and keep
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the stock price elevated that would make
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me very happy mhm because when you look
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at digital world acquisition company the
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spa that's I think desp backing to take
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over Trump's true social true social the
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numbers I've seen were that year to date
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it's done three and A5 million in
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Revenue something like that yeah the
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hottest AI companies stocks in the world
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are trading it like 60 or 70 times
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Revenue but but Donald Trump's truth
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social which has 5 million active users
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which they lose money literally nothing
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made $3.5 million is by a former
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Congressman term social media CEO Deon
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Nunes that's worth 600 times Revenue so
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something maybe it's just a meme stock
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but does it feel like a FL a way to give
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them money like it just totally does
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it's like this is going to be so
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investigated I can't even well okay let
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me be clear there's corruption all over
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Washington Nancy Pelosi it ends up is
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the greatest get speaker Pelosi or
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firmer speaker Pelosi is a God has
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Godlike stock picking capability as do a
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bunch of other members of Congress there
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is corruption on both sides of the aisle
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here this seems this this one really
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stinks he has the right to start a
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company as a private citizen he has the
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right to merge it with a back they have
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the right he has the right to sell it
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after six months I'm just speaking
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purely I have never seen a
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company that feels like a better short
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and this isn't financial advice because
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you have non-economic interests in this
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thing and it could go to a 100 if he's
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elected president but this is a company
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with three and a half million in Revenue
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that's trading for billions of dollars
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in value he he has the right to start it
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he has the right to sell that stock it's
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not going to happen in time unless maybe
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he can borrow against it I don't know
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who's mean it's got to be donors that
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take it's just oh h i just this is like
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so
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legal I want to file a lawsuit right now
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the President should be paid $10 million
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a year every Senator should be paid $1
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million a year if not $2 million a year
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every representative every
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representative should be paid a million
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dollar a year for the following all of
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your stocks go into a blind trust and
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they're held there for five years after
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you leave office and you cannot go to
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work for anyone anyone that's going to
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benefit for a government contract pay
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these people a [ __ ] ton of money so they
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don't have to paint their fence while
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they're in office for when they get out
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of office it's just the corruption here
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is just it's just too tempting yeah I
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don't know if they I I think I just
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again and sells it'll drop the stock uh
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I think it's a way of giving him money
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this is what it feels like it's like a
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back way to do it I think you're right
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the fact that you're mixing social media
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Donald Trump Tik Tock and and stock meme
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stocks is just like literally it's the
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peak 2024 it's Peak 2024 this guy as
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always has found a way out he's got to
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be the luckiest [ __ ] in America he
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really is um that said I think this is
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just aching for L litigators to come at
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this and investigators and it'll be our
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it's our next thing whatever happens
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here whatever the emails they're trading
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by the way this company is also
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embroiled in all kinds of legal action
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with its current with with the people
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who started it there's all and the and
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the dwac guy there's all kinds of he's
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now suing he's now anti-trump and
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they're kind of anti-trump also the ones
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that love Trump So within this there's
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also more lawsuits there was a good
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piece in the Washington post about and
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they've been following it so there's
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lawsuits in ID of lawsuits inside of
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lawsuits which is sort of the the the
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the brand of Donald Trump so we'll see
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what happens here but I don't think he
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should necessarily rely on this but it's
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a it's a damn good way to get him money
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you know and of course it totally
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explains his flip-flop on Tik Tok give
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me a break you just have to follow the
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money with this guy because he's he's
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for sale and he loves money um and so
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he'll do whatever it takes to hold on to
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it he'll do what would you you'll sell a
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steak or water or a piece of [ __ ]
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University to do so so it's kind of
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gross grotesque in my
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feeling

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Episode Highlights

  • Trump's Media Boost
    Donald Trump's media company is set to go public, potentially increasing his net worth by billions.
    “Trump just got a Lifeline for that judgment in his civil fraud case.”
    @ 00m 16s
    March 26, 2024
  • Meme Stock Madness
    Trump's media venture is being labeled as a meme stock, raising questions about its true value.
    “This is a meme stock no matter how you slice it.”
    @ 00m 44s
    March 26, 2024
  • Corruption Concerns
    The intertwining of politics and finance raises alarms about potential corruption in Trump's dealings.
    “The corruption here is just too tempting.”
    @ 04m 54s
    March 26, 2024

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  • Meme Stock00:44
  • Legal Concerns01:44
  • Political Corruption04:54

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