Trump Posts Video to Truth Social as Daily Output Climbs

Trump shares a single video on his platform, his fifth post of the day, extending a steady run of media-only messaging.

First Published: August 4, 2026, 9:06 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump shared a video on Truth Social, the platform owned by Trump Media & Technology Group C orp., adding to a heavy day of activity on the network he majority-controls.

The post carried no text, only a single video attachment, and landed as one of six messages the president sent to the platform in a single day. The message reflects Trump’s continued reliance on the app as his primary channel for reaching supporters directly.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: a truthsocial post containing one video, published on August 5, 2026 at 12:54 AM ET.

This is Trump’s 5th message released today, out of six total, and the last post was 18 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 39 of his 463 posts over the last 30 days classified as image-only posts.

truthsocial launched in February 2022 and was created in response to Trump’s bans from major social networks after the January 6 Capitol attack, according to wikipedia.org. The platform serves an estimated 6.3 million monthly active users as of early 2025, a small figure compared with major rivals, according to wikipedia.org. The service placed 38th in YouGov plc rankings of the most popular social apps and websites as of October 2025, according to wikipedia.org.

The stakes extend beyond a single clip. Every post Trump publishes drives engagement on a platform whose parent company trades publicly on Nasdaq, Inc., tying his personal output to the fortunes of shareholders.Trump Media & Technology Group C orp.reported $328 million in losses in its first-quarter 2024 filing, tied to taking the company public, alongside $770,000 in revenue, according to wikipedia.org.

The pattern of media-only posting has grown routine. Image and video posts made up a meaningful share of Trump’s output over the past month, underscoring how visual content anchors his messaging strategy alongside written statements.

For the average American reader, the post matters less for its content than for its reach. Trump uses the platform to announce policy positions, attack opponents and preview decisions before formal channels, making even a wordless clip a signal watched by markets, journalists and foreign governments.

This has happened before. Trump routinely posts multiple times a day, and image-only messages have become a recurring feature of his account, with dozens logged in the trailing 30-day window. The behavior mirrors his prior social media habits on other networks before those bans.

No single institution governs what Trump posts next, and no date for any regulatory decision affecting the platform has been announced. The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice have previously scrutinized the company’s financial disclosures and accounting practices, according to wikipedia.org.

Trump’s turn to his own platform isn’t the first time a leader built a personal megaphone after losing access to established ones. Digital World Acquisition Corp., the blank-check firm that funded the parent company, disclosed in 2023 that it was refunding investors the $1 billion it had raised, according to wikipedia.org. The special-purpose vehicle later merged with the company in 2024, delivering Trump a controlling stake in a publicly traded venture built on the audience he lost elsewhere.