About this episode
Why on earth is Wall Street valuing Donald Trump’s little social network at $7 billion despite having few users, scant revenue and tremendous losses? This week on “How We Got Here,” Max and Erin take stock of how wonky and meme-ified investment markets have become, what this means Trump’s legal bills, and why “DJT” shares would never be this high if not for Netscape and GameStop. SOURCES Trump Media’s Business Doesn’t Matter - Bloomberg Pump and Dumps Are Legal Now - Bloomberg Jonathan Lebed's Extracurricular Activities - The New York Times Trump Media stock plunges as 2023 Truth Social loss put at $58 million Opinion | ‘Dumb Money’ and the Meme Stock Phenomenon - The New York Times Meme Stocks Are Back. Here’s Why Wild Trading May Be Here to Stay. - The New York Times Trump Stock Takes Washington by Storm - WSJ Who Is Fueling the Surge in Shares of the Trump SPAC? - WSJ Trump’s Dazzling Truth Social SPAC - WSJ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.