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Trump suffers devastating $400 million loss

Posted By: Hemant Kumar Posted On: May 09, 2026Share Article
Trump suffers devastating $400 million loss
President Donald Trump holds about 41 percent of TMTG's shares, which owns Truth Social, and reported the loss of over $400 million. (AFP)

Trump suffers devastating $400 million loss. Here's how

Trump suffers devastating $400 million loss. Here's how

The parent company of President Donald Trump's Truth Social, the social media platform, showed a net loss of over $400 million in the first quarter.

Published on: May 09, 2026 10:27 AM IST By Shuvrajit Das Biswas Share via Copy link The parent company of President Donald Trump's Truth Social showed a net loss of over $400 million in the first quarter. President Donald Trump holds about 41 percent of TMTG's shares, which owns Truth Social, and reported the loss of over $400 million. (AFP) The losses are believed to have come mostly due to tumbling valuations of cryptocurrency, as per Agence France Presse. Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) reportedly had revenue of less than $1 million for the three months, which ended March 31, as per the company filing. Trump, who mostly uses Truth Social to make official statements, holds about 41 percent of TMTG's shares. These are currently in a trust which was established to manage his financial interests while he is president. TMTG, which is active in financial services, had made the announcement a year back that they'd provide funding to the tune of $2.5 billion to invest in cryptocurrencies.

Why Trump Media suffered loss

The digital currencies market saw a sharp plunge which hurt this aspect of the company. Bitcoin tumbled from over $126,000 in early October to below $70,000 in March. It has now come back to somewhat to over $80,000. Also Read | Big setback for Trump, US court declares President's 10% global tariffs illegal The company showed a loss of $406 million for the first quarter, and stated that the ‘vast bulk’ of loss was because of digital assets. TMTG generated $900,000 in revenue during the first quarter. By contrast, it is valued at $2.47 billion on the stock market.

What's next for Trump Media

As per the company, it continues “to focus on expanding its infrastructure and audience to prepare for future monetized features.” CEO Kevin McGurn has kept a positive outlook. “Trump Media is using its strong balance sheet and positive operating cash flow to continue growing all our businesses and platform infrastructure. Even as we work toward advancing our proposed merger with TAE Technologies as quickly as possible, we’re identifying new growth opportunities and new ways to increase shareholder value. Truth Social remains a bastion of free speech with innovative enhancements coming soon, and I look forward to rapidly growing our Truth Social and Truth+ communities and building out these powerful, uncancellable platforms for free expression,” he said. In December TMTG had said that it was merging with the American company TAE, which is working on nuclear fusion technology at the moment. This deal was expected to be closed in mid-2026.

TMTG stock price

As of market close, Trump Media & Technology Group(DJT) shares were valued at $8.93. (With AFP inputs) ABOUT THE AUTHOR Shuvrajit Das Biswas Shuvrajit has over seven years of experience covering US, India, and world news. An English Literature postgraduate from Jadavpur University, Shuvrajit started off covering entertainment, gaming and all things pop culture. There were brief periods away from the media industry, with short stints in content marketing, ed-tech and academic editing. However, the newsroom beckoned and over the last few jobs, Shuvrajit has exceedingly focused on team functioning as well, including tracking news and assigning tasks, working on everyday breaking news, framing detailed coverage plans, and creating immersive and data-driven stories. In his time as a digital journalist, he has covered a Lok Sabha election, multiple state elections, Union Budgets and award ceremonies. He has also helped in planning content for company event panels in the past. For work, Shuvrajit enjoys dabbling with data visualization, editing tools, and AI chatbots and attempts to incorporate AI workflows in everyday tasks. He is deeply interested in geopolitics, sports, films and music. Prompting is a new fascination for Shuvrajit now. Apart from that, he can be found doom-scrolling, sharing memes, or cheering on his favorite football team.Read More Us News Donald Trump Finance Business News Stay updated with US News covering politics, crime, weather, local events, and sports highlights. Get the latest on Donald Trump and American politics along with Horoscope 2026. News/World News/Us News/Trump Suffers Devastating $400 Million Loss. Here's How See Less

The parent company of President Donald Trump's Truth Social showed a net loss of over $400 million in the first quarter.

The losses are believed to have come mostly due to tumbling valuations of cryptocurrency, as per Agence France Presse. Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) reportedly had revenue of less than $1 million for the three months, which ended March 31, as per the company filing.

Trump, who mostly uses Truth Social to make official statements, holds about 41 percent of TMTG's shares. These are currently in a trust which was established to manage his financial interests while he is president. TMTG, which is active in financial services, had made the announcement a year back that they'd provide funding to the tune of $2.5 billion to invest in cryptocurrencies.

Also Read | Big setback for Trump, US court declares President's 10% global tariffs illegal

The company showed a loss of $406 million for the first quarter, and stated that the ‘vast bulk’ of loss was because of digital assets. TMTG generated $900,000 in revenue during the first quarter. By contrast, it is valued at $2.47 billion on the stock market.

“Trump Media is using its strong balance sheet and positive operating cash flow to continue growing all our businesses and platform infrastructure. Even as we work toward advancing our proposed merger with TAE Technologies as quickly as possible, we’re identifying new growth opportunities and new ways to increase shareholder value. Truth Social remains a bastion of free speech with innovative enhancements coming soon, and I look forward to rapidly growing our Truth Social and Truth+ communities and building out these powerful, uncancellable platforms for free expression,” he said.

In December TMTG had said that it was merging with the American company TAE, which is working on nuclear fusion technology at the moment. This deal was expected to be closed in mid-2026.

(With AFP inputs)

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