The Wall Street Journal

Donald Trump in line for a US$3.5b windfall

Donald Trump in line for a US$3.5b windfall
Donald Trump's supporters use their cellphones to photograph him at a campaign rally. (Image: AP)
The Wall Street Journal
By Amrith RamkumarDonald Trump’s supporters are pushing to hand him a nearly US$3.5 billion (NZ$5.7b) windfall by driving up the value of his also-ran social-media platform, which is on the cusp of getting approval to list on the stock market.Trump’s winning lottery ticket would come from Truth Social, the social media platform he launched in 2021. After a twisted path that included tens of millions of dollars in losses and insider-trading convictions, the shell company taking Truth Social public became the market’s latest mem...

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