Trump media company announces a massive loss and new turnaround effort

Nbcwashington · Aug 11, 2026 · 647 words · By Bernard Condon; The Associated Press

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What to know about Trump media company announces a massive loss and new turnaround effort

The president's media company posted a massive loss in the second quarter and announced plans to ditch new business lines and refocus as a forum for users to post their views.

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What happened

The president's media company posted a massive loss in the second quarter and announced plans to ditch new business lines and refocus as a forum for users to post their views.

Why it matters

Trump Media & Technology, the company behind the Truth Social platform, said Monday that it lost $238 million in the three months through June as it branched into businesses unrelated to media, including crypto.

Common ground

That was more than 10 times the loss from a year earlier.

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Claim 1: “the lenders have an option to demand they be cashed out in November”

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Claim 2: “Trump Media & Technology, the company behind the Truth Social platform, said Monday that it lost $238 million in the three months through June”

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Multiple independent web sources (The Korea Times, TradingView News, and another earnings report summary) confirm a second-quarter loss of $238.1 million ending June 30.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump frequently attacks the American media as having a left-wing bias and being "corrupt", and also uses a variety of insults when speaking about outlets that give him unfavorable coverage. Tr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump's_conflict_with_t…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (TMTG) is an American media and technology company headquartered in Sarasota, Florida. It runs the Truth Social social-media platform and is majority-owned by the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Media_&_Technology_Group

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trump Mobile is an American mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) owned by T1 Mobile that uses a licensed brand from The Trump Organization. It was founded on June 16, 2025, by Donald Trump Jr. and E…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Mobile

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Claim 3: “One previously announced new venture, nuclear fusion, will continue.”

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Multiple sources report a merger/venture with TAE Technologies, which is a fusion power company, confirming the venture into nuclear fusion.

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web search NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump

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web search NEUTRAL — Stay informed and read the latest breaking news and updates on Donald Trump from AP News, the definitive source for independent journalism.
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web search NEUTRAL — 9 hours ago · Donald Trump is the undisputed frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2024 election. He is also the defendant in four criminal cases.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/donald-trump/

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Claim 4: “The company has $1 billion in debt from special convertible notes that don't come due until 2028”

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Claim 5: “It also had $1.2 billion in bitcoin and bitcoin-related assets.”

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Claim 6: “That was more than 10 times the loss from a year earlier.”

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TradingView News explicitly states the loss was 'more than 10 times its loss a year earlier'. The Korea Times provides the numbers ($238.1M vs $20M), which mathematically confirms the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From June to September 2025, businessman and former presidential advisor Elon Musk and U.S. president Donald Trump engaged in a series of social media attacks, primarily across X (formerly Twitter) an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump–Musk_feud

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Claim 7: “McGurn said Trump Media hopes to close a previously announced merger with energy company TAE Technologies by the end of the year.”

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Multiple sources confirm the agreement to merge with TAE Technologies, a fusion power company, with some citing the valuation and intent to merge.

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump Media & Technology Group and TAE Technologies, a fusion power company, said Thursday they had agreed to an all-stock merger that the companies valued at more than $6 billion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/business/trump-media-tae-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Nunes said, “Trump Media & Technology Group built uncancellable infrastructure to secure free expression online for Americans, and now we’re taking a big step forward toward a revolutionary technology…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump Media announces $6 billion merger with fusion company TAE Technologies; DJT stock soars 33%. TAE Technologies, a premier global fusion power company, to merge with Trump Media & Technology Group…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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Claim 8: “Much of the damage last quarter was due to unrealized paper losses from the falling values of Trump Media's holdings of bitcoin and a crypto token called Cronos.”

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While the 'evidence gathered' section for claim 9 says 'No evidence found', the evidence provided for claim 0 explicitly states: 'The company attributed much of the quarterly loss to a decline in the value of its substantial investment in crypto'. TradingView News also mentions 'falling crypto prices weighed heavily on its results'.

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Claim 9: “Excluding those paper losses as well as taxes, interest and other items, so-called operating losses still increased... a $164 million loss from a $44 million loss a year earlier.”

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Claim 10: “The per-share loss widened to 86 cents from 8 cents.”

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TradingView News specifically reports that the loss per share widened to 86 cents from 8 cents.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 13, 2024, Donald Trump, then a former president of the United States and the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party in the 2024 presidential election, survived an assassination attempt wh…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Melania Knauss Trump (born Melanija Knavs; April 26, 1970) is a Slovenian and American former model serving as the first lady of the United States since 2025, a role she previously held from 2017 to 2…
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Claim 11: “The new Truth API service is charging $60,000 to $100,000 a month”

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Claim 12: “The stock had fallen 8% in regular trading.”

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Multiple sources (TradingView News and other news summaries) explicitly state the stock fell 8% during regular trading.

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump Media stock fell slightly in after-hours trading following the earnings report. The stock had fallen 8% in regular trading. Key to McGurn’s plan is a service called Truth API that offers early a…
https://triblive.com/news/world/trump-media-company-announce…

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump Media Reports $238M Q2 Loss. The company lost $238 million in the three months through June, compared with a much smaller loss a year earlier.The company’s stock also fell 8% during regular trad…
https://www.tradingview.com/news/coinpedia:9b87cad88094b:0-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump Media shares fell slightly in after-hours trading following the earnings announcement after declining 8% during regular trading.
https://en.ittefaq.com.bd/17686/trump-media-company-reports-…

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Claim 13: “Trump Media has already signed up 10 customers [for Truth API]”

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Claim 14: “a service called Truth API that offers early access to Wall Street trading firms to top posters on the Truth Social platform.”

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The claim is mentioned in one specific news report snippet provided in the web search results, but other search results for 'Truth API' are not present in the provided evidence to corroborate it independently.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Perplexity AI, Inc., or simply Perplexity, is an American privately held software company offering a web search engine that processes user queries and synthesizes responses. Perplexity products use la…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Steve Huffman (born 1983 or 1984), also known by his Reddit username spez ( ), is an American web developer and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of Reddit, which is the seventh most-visited …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Truth Social is an American alt-tech social media platform owned by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), an American company majority-owned by US president Donald Trump. It has been called a "Twitte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_Social

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Claim 15: “the new chief executive, Kevin McGurn”

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Three independent cross-references (Al Jazeera, The Guardian) confirm Kevin McGurn as the (interim) chief executive officer.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Fox News Channel (FNC), often referred to as Fox News, is an American multinational conservative news and political commentary television channel and website based in New York City. Owned by the F…
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Claim 16: “In the second quarter, Trump Media posted $1.7 million in revenue, more than double from a year earlier.”

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Claim 17: “Trump Media stock fell slightly in after-hours trading following the earnings report.”

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Multiple web search results confirm the stock fell slightly in after-hours trading following the earnings report.

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump Media stock fell slightly in after-hours trading following the earnings report. The stock had fallen eight per cent in regular trading. Key to McGurn’s plan is a service called Truth API that of…
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/company-news/2026/08/10…

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump Media Stock Is Up 40% in After-Hours Trading.Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group leapt sharply in after-hours trading as investors watched the election results and the social-media platform…
https://www.barrons.com/articles/trump-media-stock-djt-elect…

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web search NEUTRAL — Access detailed earnings reports for companies listed on the Nasdaq. Explore quarterly results, earnings surprises, and financial performance data.
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Claim 18: “At the end of the quarter, Trump Media had more than $400 million in cash and short term investments.”

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