From Truth to Profit: How Trump and the GOP Engineered a Market Grift in Broad Daylight By: ProjectFactz @projectfactz.bsky.social
From Truth to Profit: How Trump and the GOP Engineered a Market Grift in Broad Daylight By: ProjectFactz @projectfactz.bsky.social April 12, 2025 I. The Setup Wasn't Subtle—It Was Strategic On April 10th, 2025, Donald Trump posted a single word to Truth Social: "BUY." Within minutes, a basket of Trump-tied ETFs and SPACs spiked. This wasn't market confidence; this was manipulation in a red hat. And like clockwork, Speaker Mike Johnson echoed the sentiment, telling Americans, "It’s a great day to invest." What appeared as a spontaneous burst of optimism was anything but. This was a stress test for 2024's political strategy: use Trump's cult of personality not just to rig elections but to rig the markets. II. The Timeline They Hope You Don't Piece Together • 10:30 AM ET: Trump drops the word "BUY" on Truth Social. • 10:45 AM: Trump-linked MAGA ETFs experience an unusual bump. • 11:15 AM: Mike Johnson, flanked by House Repub...