Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) is not mincing words when it comes to President Donald Trump's latest business venture. She's calling it a "get-rich-quick scheme" and accusing the president of "BLATANT CORRUPTION" over Truth Social's plan to sell early access to his posts.
Patty Murray Blasts Truth Social's Early Access Plan: 'There Is No Get-Rich-Quick Scheme Trump Won't Try'
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The senator calls the plan 'BLATANT CORRUPTION' and vows to push for accountability as critics pile on.
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Murray Slams Truth Social Plan
On Tuesday, Murray took to X to voice her frustration, writing, "There is no get-rich-quick scheme Trump won't try."
"The latest? Selling early access to his posts on Truth Social," she added, before doubling down on the severity of the situation.
Murray called the arrangement "BLATANT CORRUPTION" and vowed to fight back. "We cannot let this crooked money grab go unanswered. I will push for accountability," she said.
Truth Social API Draws Lawsuit Over Trump Posts
This isn't just political posturing. Earlier this month, Trump Media and Technology Group Corp. (DJT) launched its Truth API, a service that charges businesses between $60,000 and $100,000 a month for real-time access to posts from prominent Truth Social accounts, including Trump's own feed.
The idea is simple: pay a premium, get the president's thoughts the moment they're published. But critics see a darker motive. The concern is that wealthy investors could get their hands on market-moving posts before the general public, giving them an unfair edge.
The backlash was swift. The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation filed a lawsuit, arguing that the service improperly puts presidential communications behind a paywall and violates First Amendment protections. They didn't hold back in their criticism, calling the arrangement "profoundly corrupt" and alleging that Trump could personally profit from selling faster access to government information.
Trump Media, for its part, defends the API as a legitimate licensed feed of the platform's "most market-moving Truths."
Critics Slam Trump Truth Social Early Access
Murray isn't alone in her outrage. Economist Peter Schiff, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci have all weighed in, and none of them are fans.
Schiff argued that selling early access isn't standard industry practice, especially when the person selling it is the president and the company is owned by him. It's a conflict of interest on steroids.
Schumer took it a step further, suggesting that if a private company executive tried something like this, they'd be in serious legal trouble. "If this were the CEO of a private company, they could face jail time," he wrote.
Scaramucci, who knows a thing or two about the Trump orbit, called the service a "scheme hiding in plain sight." He warned that even millisecond-level access to Trump's potentially market-moving posts could let hedge funds swoop in and profit at the expense of everyday retail investors.
The debate raises a fundamental question: should the president's words be a commodity to be bought and sold? As the lawsuit makes its way through the courts, that's a question that might soon have a legal answer.
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