Posted on 12/18/2025 10:05:13 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Trump Media & Technology is merging with fusion energy company TAE Technologies in a deal worth more than $6 billion, aiming to harness the fledgling technology to power energy-hungry artificial intelligence data centers.
TAE, which is privately owned, is developing technology aimed at producing energy by fusing atomic nuclei. Trump Media & Technology owns President Donald Trump's Truth Social platform.
The merger comes amid a difficult year for Trump Media shares, which trade under the ticker DJT — the same as Mr. Trump's initials. Through Wednesday, the stock was down 69% for the year, even as the S&P 500 had gained 14%.
After the merger was announced Thursday morning, Trump Media shares jumped $3.37, or 32%, to $13.84.
More recently, the company has pivoted beyond its roots as a tech business. Earlier this year, Trump Media struck a deal to raise $2.5 billion to buy bitcoin, creating a reserve of the cryptocurrency, and it has also rolled out investment funds with "America-first" strategies.
The merger with TAE represents a continuation of Trump Media's "America first" principles, former California lawmaker Devin Nunes, now chief executive of Trump Media, said in a Thursday conference call with investors.
"Fusion power will lower energy prices, bolster our national defense and secure the energy needed to guarantee America's dominance of AI technology," Nunes said on the call.
He added, "This combination positions the combined company to help lead the global AI revolution and kickstart an American energy renaissance."
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This is great news, but I bought DJT at almost $50.
me likey. I got my avg down to 23ish so I’m grateful to see things moving like this
year 2000; we’re just a few years away from fusion
year 2025; we’re just a few years away from fusion
We have Fusion Power available locally on da Erf at night?
Fusion?
Westinghouse already solved the problem
Westinghouse isn't putting a big reactor in a trailer, but they're developing eVinci™ Microreactors, which are factory-built, small nuclear batteries about the size of a school bus or shipping container, designed for remote power, mining, data centers, and even space, offering clean energy for 10+ years without refueling, relying on heat pipes and passive safety for deployment in containerized units that can power off-grid locations or supplement grids, a key step towards mobile nuclear power
Sounds Yugely bigger than a Mr. Fusion [which would be a boon for home recycling].
My break-even is $24.50/share. I noted earlier that it is up $4.00/share
“This is great news, but I bought DJT at almost $50.”
Its up 38% today on this news to a whopping 14.45 as of now. :-)
Yeah, fusion exists on the Sun, and the Sun shares the power during the day, we grab it into batteries for night. The way I see it, the merger is Trump's quest to use fusion to create gold from lesser elements. He needs more to decorate his accomodations.
“The way I see it, the merger is Trump’s quest to use fusion to create gold from lesser elements. “
Trump will be dead before they get a fusion reactor.
Even if a reactor was available it may not be financially feasible.
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