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return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year ago

Trump stands to make $3.5 billion from his 60% share of Truth Social now that it has become a meme stock

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Trump stands to make $3.5 billion from his 60% share of Truth Social now that it has become a meme stock

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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The social media platform is poised to go public via SPAC at a $6 billion valuation as former President Donald Trump’s supporters pump money into its stock.
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    If he tries to sell large amount at once, presumably the price would plummet. I can’t imagine there are anywhere near 3.5 billion dollars of buyers out there for this.

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      He doesn’t need to sell.

      He just needs someone willing to give him a loan with the stock as collateral.

      Also, the Russians or Saudis might be willing to fork over in exchange for “consideration” this just thinly veils it as not-a-bribe(but it is totally a bribe.)

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        I can’t imagine a bank accepting Truth Social stock as collateral, especially at this volume. Some stable blue chip, maybe.

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          Who said they were American banks? deutchesbank has been known to do back room deals between Putin and Chump;

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            Even deutchebank expects to be paid back.

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              You, uh, sure about that?

              Of course, they’re not at all tied to the Russian Mob, not at all

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      He can’t sell for six months after it goes public, nor can he use his shares as collateral for a loan in those six months. If he loses the election, stock will tank, so IPO needs to be delayed until mid-May to potentially royally screw him over.

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