'Flushing your money down the toilet': Truth Social mockery skyrockets as prices plummet
The value of former President Donald Trump's eponymous media company hit a new low Friday, causing the market on Trump Media jokes to skyrocket.
A tumultuous opening on the stock exchange saw Trump Media reach a high of $79.38 on March 26 then plunge nearly 50 percent to $40.59 as of Friday, according to stock market prices and reports.
"The selloff has erased nearly $2 billion from the value of former President Donald Trump’s stake in the company this week," according to CNN.
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The news spread quickly across social media where followers of Trump's presidential campaign and courtroom battles shared their condolences for the former president's myriad money concerns, which include mounting legal fees and dwindling campaign coffers.
"Another great day for Trump Media investors," quipped Ron Filipkowski. "It was $74.74 last week. Winning!"
"By the time Trump is able to sell his stock," Jay Black said, "he’s gonna owe money on this turkey."
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@SundaeDivine shared a chart of Trump Media's falling stock prices and added her own caption: "All the way to the right you'll see a rarely glimpsed dead-cat bounce in the stock price."
X user @MonitorFake referenced Trump's own violent rhetoric condemning U.S. immigrants to describe Friday's financial events.
"This gives new meaning to 'making a killing,'" they wrote. "Donald Trump's stock is a bloodbath."
And @jasonllevin reminded his followers of previous Trump ventures that include Trump Airlines, Trump Vodka, Trump Casinos, and Trump Steaks.
"The stock is another great example of Donald Trump's Businesses," he wrote. "He runs everything into the Ground!"
"You would almost make more literally flushing your money down the toilet," Art Vanderly joked.
Another creative X user transposed Trump's historic escalator ride onto the Trump Media's downward trending market chart.
"Winning at life," @AtheistPoet quipped Friday.