In 2018, President Trump's infamous former chief strategist Steve Bannon said, “Democrats don't matter. The real opposition is the media. And the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with s– -.”
Trump's “Zone” strategy is now working as Bannon imagined. News-breaking media is facing the prospects of what they report in mall games. By design, many of Trump's important declarations and suspicious activities are drowned under layers of excrement, but headlines have traditionally been generated.
Trump's extreme conflict of interest is one such story. It is entirely true that Trump is enriching himself every day with millions of potentially billions of dollars of dollars through his vast, diverse, growing domestic and international business empire It's lost.
And the 47th President is just beginning.
Trump is the first president to own control of a publicly available company.Trump Media and Technology Group(Symbol DJT) made his debut on Nasdaq in March. The homepage cried out, “Unity for Freedom of Expression – No political discrimination, cancel culture, stand up to great technology, follow the truth.”
Baron, a respected financial news source, Reported on the day of the inauguration The company said, “It's a code that's mostly scarce, hardly profitable and has no coverage on Wall Street. Stocks have meme-like qualities, trading presidential remarks and spikes, and that It has a lot of spikes that disappear as quickly as it is born.”
Trump media is not only a volatile investment, but also represents a politically financial alternative universe that has become “normalized.” Think of it as roughly owned by the president.53% of the company's shares;And that its communication platform, Truth Social, is the president's mouthpiece.
Trump makes true social announcements 24/7, injects controversy, spits misinformation, throws insults, and rants against his enemies. As of January 2025, there was nothing but a true society. 6.3 million active usersHowever, media amplification keeps that in mind the most. truth Homepage “Your Voice – Your Freedom,” a language that may have been torn from George Orwell's classic “1984.”
Trump Media stock settled at around $30 per share nearly a year later, at an opening 52-week high of $79.38 and a low of $11.75. According to the Securities and Exchange Commission Submissions from DecemberTrump has handed over 115 million shares worth about $3.4 billion to a trust controlled by his son, Donald Jr. However, fine prints say that Trump is still the “set role and sole beneficiary” of the trust.
As it is a public company, Trump Media stocks can be purchased anywhere, including the government. Through itSwiss National BankSwitzerland was first owning 157,000 DJT shares worth $5.37 million. Switzerland is benign, It represents which crew– A longtime watchdog organization – “Trump will open up to potential conflicts of interest, national security threats and potential violations of the constitutional emoluments clause.”
Such conflicts of interest include Company Board of Directorsfull of familiar names: FBI Director nominee Kash Patel and Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon. SEC filings after two appointments last month show that both are both Patel and McMahon We received 25,946 shares worth approximately $778,380 “as a consideration for the services offered.” Was it a favorable payment for future cooperation with Bigg Boss?
Former Congressman Devin Nunes (R-Calif) is chairman and chief executive of Trump Media and Technology Group. When Patel was on staff, he served on the House Intelligence Committee. As FBI director, Patel dovetails well with Nunes. Trump appointed chairman President's Intelligence News Advisory Committee “We confirm that the Intelligence Reporting community is working to advance the President's first American agenda.”
Another member of the Intelligence News Advisory Committee is company advisor Scott Grave. Nunes and Glabe have access to national secrets for strategic planning and investment purposes, which can be used to enrich themselves and Trump. Where is the anger?
The most terrible potential is that there is a presidential business conflict on the horizon that is even more beneficial for Trump media. That recent press releaseIt is listed“Trump Media registers the trademark of Truth.fi's investment instruments.” In the case of Trump's seconds I approve itYou can invest in six financial products, including “Truth.fi Made in America ETF”, “Truth.fi US Energy Independence SMA”, and “Truth.fi Bitcoin Plus ETF”.
“[T]”Hese is for investors who believe in America,” Nunes said. However, Americans should ask what goes wrong when the incumbent president's public company begins offering investment vehicles.
You may have seen the future while watching the Maria Baltiromo show on Fox News last Sunday morning. Her interview White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller continued his ads for the Trump Watch. The ad, sold to Trump himself, could have been a Saturday night live skit.
Therefore, we are eagerly waiting for Trump“Truth.fi”“Fox News Advertising for Investment Strengthen the patriot economy. ”
If they are not sufficiently potential conflict, then the Trump organization's Website, Running by Donald Jr. and Eric Trump is stacked with business and global entanglement that is intertwined with his father's foreign policy actions. Check out Trump's new “Global Portfolio ExpansionIndia (four projects), Saudi Arabia (two projects), United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, etc.
When Trump met leaders of those countries, did he ever discuss Trump's business transactions? Will Gaza Strip be renamed “Trump Strip” and added to the “Global Portfolio Expansion”?
In April, the president's private companies will meet for years in Saudi Arabia Exploring global awareness Through state-owned sportsliv golfThe tournament will be held at Trump National Doral in Miami. This is Trump's revenue hole-in-one.
Trump's ethical guidelines, released in January, are full of loopholes to help grow what I call “Trump World.” The president rules and “overflows the zone” with the news, he owns the media on the other side, along with public outrage over conflicts of interest with business. Cryptocurrency trading It allows him and his family to make billions of dollars, and Trump promotes “America's first.”
Myra AdamsHe is an opinion writer who worked for two Republican presidential campaign creative teams in 2004 and 2008.
