The problem is, Trump can't use that money to pay off his debts.
Trump is barred from selling shares for six months — and could only sell a small fraction if he's given a waiver.
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The company, which owns Trump’s Truth Social platform, will trade on the stock market. The deal is expected to inject more than $300 million into Trump Media, which has “all but exhausted its available cash,” and allow Truth Social to keep operation, according to the report.
“Any lockup change or waiver will be decided by the post-merger company’s board, which will be stocked with Trump allies,”
The Washington Post reported, including Trump’s son Donald Jr., and former administration officials Robert Lighthizer, Linda McMahon and Kash Patel.
But even if Trump gets a waiver, he wouldn’t be able to sell more than a small fraction of his stake at any given time — up to 1% of the outstanding shares every quarter,
Politico reported. And if he eventually seeks to unload a large quantity of stock it could scare off investors and hurt the company’s value because “it’s simply trading on Trump’s name,” Kristi Marvin, founder of research firm SPACInsider, told the outlet.
“Critics have said Trump Media is a ‘meme stock’ with a more than $6 billion valuation they say is out of sync with its financial outlook. T
rump Media lost $49 million in the first nine months of last year and brought in $3.4 million in revenue,” the Post reported.
Joe's Comment: Seriously, this looks like some serious shenanigans here.
The company invests $300MM, but it turns into 5 Billion in stock, even though the company LOSES money on a consistent basis?