Trump's $2B decision: Former president vows to hold onto social media venture stock

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Trump and the others could also use their shares as collateral for loans, when the lock-up ends.
51% : Cashing out would net Trump a huge payday that could prove critical for his continuing legal troubles, his own wealth and, of course, his campaign for the White House.
47% : But Trump does reserve most of his posts for Truth Social, despite a relatively small following compared to his X account, where he has more than 90 million followers.
43% : "I don't need money," Trump said during a press conference in California, in response to a question.
42% : What's more, how long Trump is planning to hold his shares is still unclear following his comments Friday.
39% : Widely viewed as a proxy for betting on the former president, Trump Media shares have often moved in conjunction with headlines on Trump and his quest to win back the presidency.
35% : Trump, along with several other major investors, has been barred from selling under a so-called lock-up agreement since Trump Media debuted on Wall Street earlier this year.
34% : "He added: "We built this platform, and the reason I built it was I don't want to have my voice shut down."The $2 billion question of whether Trump will sell has hung over Trump Media for weeks, dragging down the stock price as investors have fretted about the possibility of the former president dumping his shares.
30% : While Trump has said he is not planning to sell, other major investors who wield significant stakes themselves could still cash out when the lock-up ends next week.
27% : Trump himself is no longer exclusively posting on Truth Social.

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