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Donald Trump's Social Media Company To Rake In $3.5bn As New Merger Is Approved by OLAADEGBU(m): 5:03pm On Mar 22
Donald Trump's Social Media Company To Rake In $3.5billon As New Merger Is Approved


March 22, 2024
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In approving the merger, shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corporation will become shareholders of Trump Media & Technology Group, which will trade on the stock market under the stock symbol DJT.

Former United States' President, Donald Trump's social media company has completed a merger with a cash-rich shell company, raising Trump's wealth by billions and potentially providing him a fresh source of cash to pay his mounting legal bills.

In approving the merger, shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corporation will become shareholders of Trump Media & Technology Group, which will trade on the stock market under the stock symbol DJT.

The deal will pump more than $300 million into Trump Media, which has all but exhausted its available cash and will allow Truth Social, the company's flagship digital media platform, to keep operating.

Based on Digital World's stock price of $44 a share just before the vote announcement, Trump Media will debut with a market value of more than $5 billion. That means Trump's personal stake will be worth more than $3 billion.

Shares of Trump Media could begin trading under the new stock symbol as soon as next week.

Shareholders in Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC) approved the merger with former President Trump's media startup on Friday teeing up Truth Social's stock market debut and a potential $3.5 billion windfall for Trump.

The long-delayed merger between the blank check company and Trump Media & Technology Group received regulatory approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last month.

Trump stands to make about $3.5 billion from the deal, given the nearly 79 million shares he would control in the newly merged company.

The potential windfall comes as the former President struggles to secure a $464 million bond in his New York civil fraud case.

Trump's lawyers admitted earlier this week that it was "impossible" to secure the full appeal bond due to a lack of cash on hand.

If Trump cannot secure the half billion-dollar bond by Monday, he could risk the seizure of his assets. The New York attorney general's office has taken a first step toward seizing Trump's golf resort and private estate known as Seven Springs, after filing judgments in Westchester County.

Trump is restricted for six months from selling any of his shares or using them as collateral for a loan, although he could ask the board of the merged company to waive that rule for him.

Trump Media said in a statement before the vote that "the merger will enable Truth Social to enhance and expand our platform."

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Donald Trump's Social Media Company To Rake In $3.5 billon As New Merger Is Approved.

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Re: Donald Trump's Social Media Company To Rake In $3.5bn As New Merger Is Approved by Namaster: 5:19pm On Mar 22
Another scam.

The Trump Media and Technology Group has only 3 products: Truth Social, TMTG+ and TMTG News.

Truth Social had just 2M users. Has a net loss of $31.5M and NOBODY has heard of the other two products.

Plus, a quick look at the TMTG website shows it's not been updated in 2024. Yet somehow, it's being evaluated as worth billions. Or it's the other company that's responsible for the value. In which case someone is just taking a long route to dashing Trump money.

Re: Donald Trump's Social Media Company To Rake In $3.5bn As New Merger Is Approved by TheLastProphet: 5:19pm On Mar 22
A man with nine lives.
Re: Donald Trump's Social Media Company To Rake In $3.5bn As New Merger Is Approved by ElSudani: 5:21pm On Mar 22
A shell company. Just say some folks are trying to bail him out.
Re: Donald Trump's Social Media Company To Rake In $3.5bn As New Merger Is Approved by OLAADEGBU(m): 5:35pm On Mar 22
MARKET MOVES: What it means for the social media platform as well as the former President. https://trib.al/ptMLi9T

Re: Donald Trump's Social Media Company To Rake In $3.5bn As New Merger Is Approved by MrBrownJay1(m): 6:26pm On Mar 22
with so many failed businesses under his belt, this might be just another one .... the dude was claiming all type of nonsense billionaire status, yet cant even get $450M to pay his recent judgment. says a lot about the dude finances.

this dude and his family are good at faking everything. so you are a billionaire with all these assets, but you cant settle $450M, and/or no bank no institution would lend you that money?! smoke screen billionaire.
Re: Donald Trump's Social Media Company To Rake In $3.5bn As New Merger Is Approved by OLAADEGBU(m): 3:59pm On Mar 23
'THIS IS COMMUNISM': The former president says he has nearly $500 million in cash as the bond deadline looms. https://trib.al/soWaIXh

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