Over the past few years, Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, has been dismissed as a money-losing boondoggle.
This week, that all changed. Matthew Goldstein, a New York Times business reporter, explains how its parent venture, Truth Media, became a publicly traded company worth billions of dollars.
Guest: Matthew Goldstein, a New York Times business reporter.
Background reading:
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
A Guide to the Suddenly Crowded Republican Primary
Turned Away and Left at Sea
The Fight Over Phonics
The New Afghanistan, Through the Eyes of Three Women
Special Episode: A Crash Course in Dembow, a Misunderstood Pantry Staple and Simple Tips to Keep Calm and Carry On
America’s Big City Brain Drain
How the G.O.P. Picked Trans Kids as a Rallying Cry
Republicans Impeach One of Their Own
The Godfather of A.I. Has Some Regrets
Special Episode: An Interplanetary Jazz Legend, a Cosmic Vegetable and a Psychic Prodigy
The Ticking Clock of a U.S. Debt Default
The Headlines: May 26
Millions of Dollars, Thousands of Robocalls and 1 Legal Loophole
The Headlines: May 25
Ukraine Lost in Bakhmut. But It Has Much Bigger Plans.
The Headlines: May 24
The Supreme Court vs. Andy Warhol
The Headlines: May 23
Is Trump's Nomination Now Inevitable?
Introducing The Headlines: May 22
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