First Amendment

Trump Media Is Selling Early Access to the President's Truth Social Posts for $100,000 a Month

Press groups are suing Trump Media over the scheme, calling it “profoundly corrupt.”

Tosin Akintola | 8.13.2026 1:21 PM

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Trump Media & Technology Group—the company owned by President Donald Trump that operates Truth Social—is facing a lawsuit alleging that its plan to monetize access to the social media posts of the president and his closest advisers through its Truth API tool is unconstitutional. 

Announced in July and rolled out at the start of August, Trump Media describes its API as a data feed that "provides licensed, real-time access to posts from the highest-ranking Truth Social accounts." It does so at prices ranging from $60,000 to $100,000 per month, according to Trump Media CEO Kevin McGurn. Under the terms of the licensing agreement, Truth API subscribers will receive posts from the Trump administration delivered directly to their devices in "milliseconds," giving them an edge over regular users scrolling through their social feeds.

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