Trump Shares Video Post on Truth Social Platform He Controls

Trump publishes a video-only message on Truth Social, the flagship product of the media company his revocable trust majority-owns.

First Published: August 4, 2026, 9:06 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump published a video-only message on Truth Social, the social-media platform owned by the company his revocable trust controls.

The post carried no text, only an attached video, and landed as the fifth of seven messages he sent that day. truthsocial is the flagship product of Trump Media & Technology Group C orp.., the Sarasota, Florida, company majority-owned by the Trump Revocable Trust according to wikipedia.org.

Trump Media & Technology Group C orp.reported revenue of $3.6 million for 2024 and a net loss of $400.9 million that year according to wikipedia.org. The trust holds a 52% stake in the firm, which trades on theNasdaq, Inc.under the ti ckerTrump Media & Technology Gro up Corp.according to wikipedia.org.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “truthsocial post containing one video.” on August 5, 2026 at 12:54 AM ET.

This is Trump’s 5th message released today, and the last post was 19 minutes 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 41 of his 436 posts over the last 30 days classified as Image Only Posts.

Every message Trump sends carries weight for the company that owns the platform. truthsocial remains the core product of Trump Media & Technology Group C orp., and the president’s activity there drives engagement for a firm that has yet to turn a profit. Shareholders benefit when Trump posts often; the company’s fortunes tie directly to the reach of his account.

The firm went public on March 26, 2024, after merging with Digital World Acquisition Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company according to wikipedia.org.Trump Media & Technology Group C orp.stock climbed above $79 per share after the offering before sliding, and the company has posted net operating losses in every quarter since the listing according to wikipedia.org. By May 2026, after two quarters of large losses, the market cap sat near $2.47 billion according to wikipedia.org.

The company’s $2.47 billion valuation places it far below established social-media peers, yet the figure rests heavily on the value investors assign to Trump’s presence on the platform. The firm ended the year with $2.1 billion in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments according to wikipedia.org.

For the average US reader, the post itself changes nothing in daily life. It reaches the millions who follow the account and functions as the president’s chosen channel for direct communication, bypassing traditional press outlets.

This has happened before. Trump routinely posts media without accompanying text, and image and video-only messages form a recurring share of his output. The pattern has held across his second term, with dozens of such posts logged each month.

The next signal on Trump Media & Technology Group C orp.’s direction will come from its quarterly financial filing, though the company has not announced a date for its next earnings release.

Trump’s reliance on his own platform to speak directly to supporters echoes an older pattern of leaders bypassing the press, as happened before. Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his first fireside chat by radio on March 12, 1933, reaching an estimated 60 million listeners over the following years and sidestepping newspaper editors who opposed him. The broadcasts steadied public confidence during the banking crisis and cemented radio as a tool of presidential power, giving Roosevelt a direct line to voters that reshaped how American leaders communicate.