Trump’s “Truth Social” app fiasco
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Donald Trump’s social media app, Truth Social, which has been plagued by technical difficulties, is getting so few downloads that it has dropped off App Store charts and led to the resignations of three executives
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According to media reports, Trump is privately seething at app’s slow rollout and is musing about joining rival platform Gettr

DWINDLING POPULARITY
Daily downloads of Truth Social app (1,000s) 

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Feb 27 Mar 6 13 20 27

Trump has not posted any “truths” to app in weeks
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Jan 8, 2021: Twitter bans Donald Trump from its platform after Jan 6 Capitol riots, saying his comments risk further incitement of violence
  
Feb: Trump founds Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) to “stand up to the tyranny of big tech”

Feb 21, 2022: TMTG launches Truth Social app, which soon suffers technical issues. New sign-ups caught in waitlist of 1.5 million people

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Sources: Washington Post, AP, Bloomberg Pictures: Getty Images, Truth Social © GRAPHIC NEWS