The Indicator from Planet Money · Thursday, July 30, 2026
Elizabeth Yidra, president of the Constitutional Accountability Center, suggests that Truth Social's plan to charge for early access to posts appears to be corruption, arguing that presidents should not profit from timing sensitive information. While acknowledging the difficulty in pinpointing illegality, she believes such actions represent a conflict of interest and a violation of constitutional norms, though enforcement is challenging.
“It certainly looks like corruption from what we know.”
“You don't want the president to be thinking of how can I make money from the way that I time important information relating to war, you know, people, service members, lives are on the line.”
“Certainly it does seem to be a conflict of interest for the president.”