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Chad Nedohin, a part-time pastor, is a fan of Donald J. Trump and helped Trump Media create an inventory of memes with volatile prices.
By David Yaffe-Bellany and Matthew Goldstein
David Yaffe-Bellany reported from San Francisco and Matthew Goldstein from New York.
One afternoon a month later, Chad Nedohin, a part-time pastor and staunch supporter of Donald J. Trump donned a pirate suit, set up his microphone and recited a prayer.
Nedohin opens his new livestream on the right-wing video site Rumble, where he has around 1,400 fans who share a devotion to Trump Media.
“Faith comes from hearing, that is, from hearing the news of Christ,” he said. Nedohin, 40, his face framed by fake dreadlocks under a pirate-style hat.
Mr. Nedohin and his audience were awaiting the effects of a vote on the merger that would affect Mr. Nedohin’s company. Trump may just start selling stocks on Wall Street. Soon, the Trump Media news arrived here via an audio stream: it had been made public.
Nedohin raised his arms in celebration. A few minutes later, he moved on to a video of a rocket exploding in the sky, along with Trump tweaked into it. We own Trump stock,” he said. Now we’re monetary investors in it. “
Nedohin is one of thousands of amateur investors who own Trump Media shares, confident that his single platform, Truth Social, will become one of the most popular and successful social networking sites in the world. In recent months, tens of thousands of Trump enthusiasts have watched Trump. Nedohin webcasts, where he urges the audience to invest in the company, arguing that “Trump wins in the long run. “
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