Trump Media's true believers bet on stock surge as presidency begins

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : "This is a landmark moment for Trump and for the stock," said Patterson, who will watch from afar.
62% : Some of the 39,000-member $DJT stock group on Truth Social gathered in Washington, D.C., over the weekend to pass out company swag and then watch Trump take office for the second time on Monday.
56% : GOLF CLUBS TO SOCIAL MEDIA When Trump left the White House in January 2021, his net worth was $2.4 billion, according to Forbes magazine.
54% : In social-media posts and interviews, they speculated that X owner Elon Musk and Trump could merge their social-media platforms.
53% : "I knew nothing about the stock market but I bought mainly for my support and belief in Trump," said George L. Paschall, 46, who works for a flooring company in Saginaw, Michigan.
53% : In December, Trump transferred his Trump Media shares into a revocable trust controlled by his son, Don Jr.
52% : Trump owns a 53% stake worth $4.6 billion.
52% : The Trump Organization said this month Trump will hand daily management of his holdings to his children when he takes office, repeating an arrangement he made during his first term that some ethics experts said still posed conflicts.
50% : In the weeks after Trump won the election, informal polls taken in Trump Media chat groups predicted the stock hitting $120, $1,000 or $1,776 before Inauguration Day.
45% : Trump has nominated three Trump Media board members to serve in his administration.
27% : Patterson said because Trump has vowed to never sell, neither will she.
25% : That does not include the value of a digital token called $Trump, branded with an image from Trump's attempted assassination in July, that Trump launched Friday night during the first-ever, black-tie Crypto Ball, whose VIP packages cost $100,000.

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