(FILES) Eric Trump (L), newly appointed ALT5 Board Director, and ALT5 Board Observer Donald Trump Jr. pose outside Nasdaq in Times Square in New York on August 13, 2025 as World Liberty Financial and ALT5 Sigma ring the Nasdaq Stock Market opening Bell. Trump Media & Technology Group, the struggling company that owns the US president's Truth Social platform, announced on December 18, 2025 a $6 billion merger with fusion power company TAE Technologies, in an unexpected pivot into energy technology. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP via Getty Images)