Trump media to sell faster access to president's posts

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's media company said Thursday (Jul 16) it planned to sell faster access to market-moving social media posts by the US president.The move would effectively monetise Trump's Truth Social posts, with which he has used to make world headlines on everything from the Iran war to the economy.Trump Media said the Truth API service would provide "licensed, real-time access to posts from the highest-ranking Truth Social accounts".The service, starting Aug 1, could benefit traders and financial news organisations that rely on split-second margins for breaking news. "Markets already move on Truth Social posts," said Kevin McGurn, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Trump Media and Technology Group.The firm said it would help "close the gap" for firms that have "relied on manual