Trump still benefits from easy access to a large social media audience.
Though banned from Facebook for the next two years and Twitter permanently, former President Donald Trump still benefits from easy access to a large social media audience as he continues to receive boosts from allies, including family members, who help his messaging reach millions every month. Because of boosts like these, Trump’s message can reach social media audiences comparable in size to those he commanded while still on Twitter and Facebook, a New York Times analysis published Monday found. In fact, the outlet found 11 of the 89 statements Trump has published online since he was banned from mainstream social media sites have attracted “as many likes or shares as the median post before the ban, if not more.
