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Truth Social Can’t Handle The Truth, Or Something
Truth Social will be yet another journey for the Trump faithful to make a pilgrimage, state the catechism of buzzwords, and then slowly lose interest
Start out how you intend to carry on, the old saying goes…but this is Truth Social we are talking here, and their intent to create their own echo chamber probably doesn’t apply to that bit of wisdom.
Former US president Donald Trump’s new social media platform Truth Social has gone live, and is available for download on Apple’s App Store. However, many users complained on Twitter of a huge waitlist to join the portal.
After being ousted from social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook and Youtube, in January 2021, the former US president took matters in his hands and announced last October that he planned to launch his own platform.
The app, set to go live on 21 February to coincide with Presidents’ Day, was opened to hundreds of testers on Friday ahead of the expected launch.
Mr Trump’s eldest son Donald Trump Jr shared a screenshot of the site featuring his father promoting its anticipated release: “Get Ready! Your favourite President will see you soon!”
