Trump Promotes Financial Newsletter Warning of a Midterm Meltdown

Trump shares a link to a Paradigm Press investment pitch that predicts political and market turmoil around the 2026 midterm elections.

First Published: July 26, 2026, 9:41 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump directed his followers to a financial newsletter pitch that forecasts economic and political upheaval tied to the 2026 midterm elections.

The link points to a promotion from Paradigm Press, a Baltimore-based financial publisher that markets investment advisory services to retail investors. The page carries the headline “The Midterm Meltdown” and features investment strategist Jim Rickards. He warns readers to prepare their wealth for a period when “Washington goes to war with itself.” The pitch frames the coming elections as a trigger for market disruption, according to pro.paradigmnewsletters.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “The Midterm Meltdown: https://pro.paradigmnewsletters.org/p/awn_midtermmeltdown_0626/LAWN6750/” on July 27, 2026 at 1:27 AM ET.

This is one of many messages released by Trump today. On average, Trump produces roughly 15 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025.

The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 18 of his 440 posts over the last 30 days focused on reposts and external links.

The promotion sits inside a paid marketing funnel. Visitors who try to leave the page encounter a pop-up urging them to keep watching a video presentation or read a transcript, a common upsell tactic in direct-response financial publishing. The company describes itself as a destination for “building and protecting your wealth” and says its analysts focus on “where money will move next,” according to paradigmpressgroup.com. The page displays subscriber testimonials touting outsized returns, alongside a disclaimer that personal results may vary.

The stakes fall largely on retail investors who click through. Newsletter marketers benefit from subscription fees, while readers assume the risk of acting on speculative forecasts. Paradigm Press operates under Agora, one of the largest direct-response publishing networks in the United States, and its pitches routinely tie market predictions to political flashpoints.

Midterm elections have long moved markets, though the direction is far from certain. Since 1946, U.S. equities have historically climbed in the 12 months following midterm votes, a pattern investors watch closely, according to usbank.com. That record cuts against the alarm implied by the “meltdown” framing. It shows why forecasts of political turmoil do not always translate into losses for ordinary savers.

For the average reader, the post carries no policy change and no direct financial obligation. It functions as an endorsement-style share of a paid product, and anyone who follows the link would face a subscription offer rather than free analysis.

This has happened before. Trump has repeatedly amplified links to Paradigm Press and affiliated financial newsletters, folding investment marketing into his social media output. Reposts and external links accounted for 18 of his 440 posts over the past month, a steady share of his messaging on truthsocial.

No regulator or official body has announced a decision tied to this post, and a date for any such action has not been announced. The newsletter promotion remains a commercial offer rather than a matter awaiting government review.

Blending politics with financial salesmanship is not new to American publishing. In the 19th century, promoters pitched gold-mine shares and railroad bonds to small investors during election-year booms. The Panic of 1873 wiped out many who had chased those promises after railroad financier Jay Cooke’s firm collapsed on September 18, 1873, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. Thousands of ordinary buyers lost their savings, a reminder that dramatic market warnings and dramatic market pitches have often arrived hand in hand.