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applegrove

(130,306 posts) Sat Nov 29, 2025, 11:39 AM Nov 29

Bets on Trump's Brand Have Soured

Bets on Trump’s Brand Have Soured

November 29, 2025 at 11:01 am EST By Taegan Goddard 19 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/11/29/bets-on-trumps-brand-have-soured/

“Stocks and cryptocurrencies linked to President Trump are in a deep slump, leaving some of the president’s biggest fans with steep losses,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, which operates the president’s Truth Social platform, have tumbled 75% since Trump’s inauguration. Digital “meme coins” named for Trump and first lady Melania Trump are down 86% and 99% since inauguration day, respectively. And one of the Trump family’s crypto ventures, a token called World Liberty Financial, has dropped roughly 40% since its September launch.”

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Bets on Trump's Brand Have Soured (Original Post) applegrove Nov 29 OP

Gee who would have predicted this Bluestocking Nov 29 #1

ETTD AZJonnie Nov 29 #2

Well sheshe2 Nov 29 #3

What is the value of bullshit anyway? Mblaze Nov 29 #4

You love to see it D_Master81 Nov 29 #5

As Fats Domino once said, " ain't that a shame." MLWR Nov 29 #6

Good. Bleed them dry. SamKnause Nov 29 #7

Awwwww... That's too bad. Gimpyknee Nov 29 #8

You know good and damn well that COL Mustard Nov 29 #9

A simple question - WTF did the people (fans) that bought this shit think? flashman13 Nov 29 #10

Many of the buyers weren't really buying crypto. Shipwack Nov 29 #13

When you buy $1M worth, you are buying access. When you buy $20K worth out of your retirement, flashman13 Nov 29 #14

I'm not disagreeing. Shipwack Nov 29 #15

DJT DGAF OMGWTF Nov 29 #11

Awww! Das tut mir leid! BidenRocks Nov 29 #12

The Irish Ballad struggle4progress Nov 29 #16

MAGA voters need to put their retirement and life savings into it IronLionZion Nov 29 #17

Bluestocking

(515 posts)

1. Gee who would have predicted this

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 11:52 AM

Nov 29

Morons.

AZJonnie

(2,836 posts)

2. ETTD

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 11:57 AM

Nov 29

Everything Trump Touches Dies

It may take a few, but it will happen (figuratively at least).

sheshe2

(95,927 posts)

3. Well

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 11:58 AM

Nov 29

Do you?

Mblaze

(924 posts)

4. What is the value of bullshit anyway?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 01:01 PM

Nov 29

D_Master81

(2,344 posts)

5. You love to see it

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 01:04 PM

Nov 29

The only reason he’s president besides wanting to stay out of jail is to grift the population for his own gain.

MLWR

(778 posts)

6. As Fats Domino once said, " ain't that a shame."

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 01:05 PM

Nov 29

SamKnause

(14,695 posts)

7. Good. Bleed them dry.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 01:06 PM

Nov 29

Gimpyknee

(1,025 posts)

8. Awwwww... That's too bad.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 01:07 PM

Nov 29

Not!

COL Mustard

(7,994 posts)

9. You know good and damn well that

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 01:27 PM

Nov 29

He structured it so that he and his family will never lose money. His ~~suckers~~ MAGATs may, but he and his family never will.

flashman13

(2,029 posts)

10. A simple question - WTF did the people (fans) that bought this shit think?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 02:10 PM

Nov 29

Did they actually believe that because it said Trump on the label they were going to get rich?

I have absolutely no sympathy for these fools.

Shipwack

(3,001 posts)

13. Many of the buyers weren't really buying crypto.

Reply to flashman13 (Reply #10)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 02:47 PM

Nov 29

They were buying access. The main purpose of the Trump bit coin was to make it easier to pass along money to the Trump crime family.

They make money when the coin is bought. They make money when the coin is sold, no matter to who.

I wonder who actually came up with this scam (Trump coin). It is one of the smartest things they have ever done.

flashman13

(2,029 posts)

14. When you buy $1M worth, you are buying access. When you buy $20K worth out of your retirement,

Reply to Shipwack (Reply #13)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 03:02 PM

Nov 29

you are a fan and a sucker. There are plenty of fans that have lost their ass.

If you are not opposed to AI because it's AI, this is worth a listen.

Shipwack

(3,001 posts)

15. I'm not disagreeing.

Reply to flashman13 (Reply #14)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 04:56 PM

Nov 29

Im just pointing out that making money off the value of the crypto was not a concern for the people creating the Trump meme coin, or a small percentage of the investors.

The rest were fooled into thinking that this time a Trump scheme would make money.

OMGWTF

(5,014 posts)

11. DJT DGAF

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 02:28 PM

Nov 29

He sold his holdings right away.

BidenRocks

(2,783 posts)

12. Awww! Das tut mir leid!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 02:41 PM

Nov 29

Loosely, tots and pears in German.

Schadenfreude!

struggle4progress

(125,382 posts)

16. The Irish Ballad

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Sat Nov 29, 2025, 05:16 PM

Nov 29

IronLionZion

(50,823 posts)

17. MAGA voters need to put their retirement and life savings into it

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 07:11 PM

Nov 29

They should put it all in Trumpcoin, Trump NFTs, Trump gold cell phones, Truth Social, and other BS. Then when they lose everything, they can blame Antifa/immigrants/trans/deep state/feminists/globalists for ruining their lives.

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