Trump Posts Image-Only Message on Truth Social

Trump shares a single-image post on Truth Social, his 28th message of the day, as his media company reports mounting losses and a shrinking market value.

First Published: August 4, 2026, 6:27 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump shared a single image on his Truth Social account, offering no accompanying text and adding to a heavy day of activity on the platform he controls through his media company.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “image only — no caption” on August 4, 2026 at 10:13 PM ET.

This is Trump’s 28th message released today, and the last post was 1 hour ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 39 of his 431 posts over the last 30 days classified as image-only posts.

The post arrives from a president whose ownership of truthsocial ties his personal fortune to the platform he uses to reach supporters. truthsocial is the main asset of Trump Media & Technology Group C orp., the Sarasota, Florida-based company that trades on theNasdaq, Inc.under the ti ckerTrump Media & Technology Gro up Corp.. The company is majority-owned by the Trump Revocable Trust, which holds a 52% stake according to wikipedia.org.

Every image-only post carries commercial weight because engagement on truthsocial underpins the valuation of a company that has struggled to turn a profit.Trump Media & Technology Group C orp.reported revenue of $3.6 million in 2024 and a net loss of $400.9 million that same year according to wikipedia.org. The gap between a tiny top line and steep losses has made the stock a magnet for retail traders who often trade on the president’s visibility rather than the firm’s fundamentals.

The company’s fortunes have swung sharply since it went public through a merger with Digital World Acquisition Corp. on March 26, 2024 according to wikipedia.org. Trump later netted an additional $1.8 billion in stock after the shares stayed above $17.50 for the required trading window, an earnout bonus of 36 million shares disclosed in a regulatory filing according to foxbusiness.com. The award lifted his stake to nearly 65% at the time according to foxbusiness.com.

The stock’s trajectory illustrates the volatility bound up in each of the president’s posts. Shares reached more than $79 after the public offering before declining, and the company’s market value fell to roughly $2.47 billion by May 2026 after two quarters of large losses according to wikipedia.org. That swing rivals the boom-and-bust arcs seen in other retail-favored names, where a single figure’s public profile drives price moves detached from earnings.

For the average reader with no shares in the company, the post still shapes the national conversation, since the president routinely uses the platform to announce policy, attack rivals and set the day’s agenda. Traders holding Trump Media & Technology Group C orp.feel the impact most directly, as sentiment around Trump’s activity can move the stock within a single session.

This has happened before. Trump posts image-only messages regularly, and the pattern shows up in the data, with 39 of his 431 posts over the last 30 days carrying media but no classifiable text. The behavior reflects a communication style that leans on visuals as much as words.

Market regulators and shareholders will render the next verdict on Trump Media & Technology Group C orp.when the company files its next quarterly results. A date for that filing has not been announced.

Trump’s media ventures have collided with regulators before, as happened well ahead of the company’s stock-market debut. The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority began investigating communications tied to the Digital World Acquisition Corp. merger in December 2021, and a Manhattan grand jury issued subpoenas to the parties in 2022 according to wikipedia.org. The company went public anyway on March 26, 2024, and its founder emerged as the controlling shareholder of a firm now worth billions despite years of operating losses.