Trump Media Nears Merger With Nuclear Fusion Firm TAE Technologies
A regulatory filing reveals Trump would hold just over 20% of Trump Media stock once its merger with TAE Technologies closes.
Trump Media & Technology Group is moving closer to completing its planned merger with TAE Technologies, a nuclear fusion energy company, according to a regulatory filing that disclosed new details about the post-merger ownership structure.
Under the terms outlined in the filing, President Donald Trump would own slightly more than 20 percent of Trump Media's stock once the deal is finalized. The disclosure marks one of the clearer pictures yet of how the transaction would reshape Trump's financial stake in the media company he founded.
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The merger would represent a significant strategic pivot for Trump Media, which operates the Truth Social platform, as it would expand the company's footprint into the capital-intensive and speculative field of nuclear fusion energy. TAE Technologies is among a handful of private companies racing to develop commercial fusion power, a technology that has long promised virtually limitless clean energy but has yet to reach commercial viability.
The regulatory filing signals the deal is advancing through required approval processes, though no closing date has been publicly confirmed. Mergers involving publicly traded companies typically require sign-off from shareholders and federal regulators before they can take effect.
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