Trump Media says it lost more than US$400 million last year

The parent company of President Donald Trump’s social networking site Truth Social said it lost US$400.9 million (HK$3.13 billion) last year and its annual revenue declined 12 percent to US$3.6 million.

Trump Media & Technology Group reported its earnings late Friday, blaming the losses in part on a revenue-sharing agreement with an undisclosed advertising partner.

After winning the US presidential election in November, Trump in December transferred all of his shares — worth around US$4 billion on paper — as a “bona fide gift” to the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust. Trump’s shares amounted to more than half of the company’s stock.

Donald Trump Jr, the oldest of the president's five children, is the sole trustee and has sole voting and investment power over all securities owned by the trust.