Donald Trump he is back, though not on the platform that catapulted him during his tenure as President of the United States. ex-president first published in Truth Social, his uncensored version of Twitter, which he released a few months ago for iOS. First Truth from Trump is a simple “I’m back” followed by the hashtag #COVFEFE, which became a meme during his time in the White House.
In accordance with Reutersthe post received 274,000 likes and 98,600 ReTruths, the equivalent of Twitter retweets. Even though Truth Social debuted in February of this year, Donald Trump waited over two months to make his first tweet truth An official on a platform accompanied by a photograph in front of his mansion in Mar-a-Lago, Florida.
The return of a controversial character is important, even more so at the time of its first publication. Knowing that Elon Musk buys Twitter turn it into a place where freedom of expression reigns, many expect Donald Trump to regain access to his account. Both conservative users and politicians from the Republican Party favor Musk and have already become his followers.
Curious, Donald Trump says he’s not interested in returning to Twitter. In an interview with foxnews, the ex-president spoke in favor of buying Elon, although he will continue to bet on his social network. “I hope Elon buys Twitter because it will make him a better person and he is a good person, but I will stick with the Truth. The bottom line is, no, I’m not going back to Twitter,” he said.
Donald Trump is betting on Truth Social for now
Despite the fact that Donald Trump blindly believes in the potential of his platform, the reality is that this social network was born dead. Truth Social debuted February 21 on the App Store and it was downloaded over 875,000 times in its first week.. The iOS app ranked first in its category at launch and bounced back after the announcement of Elon Musk’s purchase by Twitter.
Despite these numbers, the number of people who have been able to register is minimal. Truth Social not only riddled with bugs but there is a waiting list and is not available worldwide. Unlike the 89 million followers he had on Twitter, Donald Trump barely hits 2 million on Truth Social.
Since launch, the mogul has only posted “Get Ready! Your beloved president will see you soon.” For someone as active on Twitter as Donald Trump, more than two months of silence was not very reassuring for the few followers who used Truth Social.. All along, Trump and his associates have hyped the project’s potential, but the numbers don’t back up their claims.
Return to Twitter?
Till Donald Trump slams Twitter for being ‘irrelevant’Truth Social downloads have increased from 200,000 per day to 10,000, according to Sensor Tower. Report Reuters He mentions that the company has lost technology and product development managers, as well as key legal staff.
Despite conflicting statements, Truth Social may not survive until 2022. In any case, if Donald Trump wants to return to Twitter, he will have to wait until Elon Musk takes control of the company and returns him access to his account. So far, there is no guarantee that this will happen.
Source: Hiper Textual
