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How Trump Media Could Profit From the President’s Truth Social Posts, Netflix Buys Ben Affleck's AI Company for $587 Million, and Homeless Nonprofit Faces Scrutiny Over CEO Contracts

Published: July 24, 2026

Duration: 6:19

Trump Media & Technology Group is launching a new service that gives paying customers real time access to President Donald Trump's Truth Social posts, potentially milliseconds before others see them. The new "Truth API" could benefit institutional investors and high frequency trading firms, where even fractions of a second can be worth millions of dollars.

 

In this episode, we speak with L.A. Times business columnist Michael Hiltzik about the legal and ethical questions surrounding the service, why Wall Street reacts so quickly to the president's posts, and whether the $100,000 per month product could become a m...