Trump’s relationship with social media during his time as president was strained to say the least. Despite being a prolific Twitter user who regularly tweeted official policy…
What just happened? Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, is now available via Apple’s App Store after launching late on Sunday. The public release of the Twitter-like service follows a reported beta phase of 500 users that has been running since December. It was the top free app on the store earlier today. Trump’s relationship with social media during his time as president was strained to say the least. Despite being a prolific Twitter user who regularly tweeted official policy on the platform, he often accused it of being biased against conservative viewpoints. Trump was banned from Twitter (and Facebook and YouTube) in early 2021 over accusations that he posted messages inciting violence during the storming of the US Capitol attack.
