Trump Media reports Q1 revenue $8.8M
The company ended the quarter with $759M of cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments. Trump Media (DJT) Chairman and CEO Devin Nunes said, 'As we launched our diversification strategy last quarter, we developed unique financial products to meet the demand for non-woke funds that invest in superior American companies. We anticipate that this offering will just be the initial step in a wider expansion into new realms and industries, which will occur as we enhance both Truth Social and Truth+, including our plan to introduce a Truth+ subscription package with premium content. We are now taking every possible step to position the Company to expand robustly throughout the America-First economy.'
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