Trump’s return to social media on Truth Social app leaves supporters excited

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Donald Trump is expected to return to social media soon
His social media app, Truth Social, launches on the Apple App Store on Monday
Trump had been banned from major social media platforms due to his role in the Jan 6 riots

Written By:Shiladitya

Updated: February 20 2022 02:53:00 PM ET Washington, D.C., USA

Former US President Donald Trump is set to return to social media a year after being banned by major apps when his social media app, Truth Social, rolls out on Monday.

The former President’s return to social media was celebrated by supporters who took to Twitter to announce his return.

I’m on Truth Social!

As the only Member of Congress to have had my personal @Twitter account banned, I understand what millions of conservatives have gone through having their personal freedom of speech stolen from them by Big Tech for not parroting the approved messaging.

1/3 pic.twitter.com/CcKH3Fnr5a

— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) February 20, 2022

Proud to be on TRUTH Social! #TruthSocial pic.twitter.com/NCf2HBXkmf

— Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) February 20, 2022

TRUTH Social (beta) has dropped and President Trump is active on his own account!

The world is healing. ?? pic.twitter.com/58klKutxay

— Liz Willis (@LizWillis_) February 15, 2022

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Trump came up with the idea of the app, which he describes as an alternative to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and the like, after all major social media platforms banned him on account of his alleged role in the storming of the US Capitol by his supporters and far-right groups on January 6, 2021, which left five people dead.

Truth Social is planning a gradual roll out from this week, and is expected to be fully operational by March, the people in charge of the app told media on Sunday.

“This week, we will begin to roll out to people on the Apple App store,” former Republican congressman Devin Nunes, the CEO of the Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), told Fox News.

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“I think, by the end of March, we’re going to be fully operational — at least within the United States,” added Nunes, who resigned from the US House of Representatives to head TMTG.

The Truth Social app had been rolled out earlier to some select users on an invite-only basis, and a verified account of the chief product officer, Billy B, answered a series of questions related to the app’s release late on Friday.

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In one such post, the executive said, “We’re currently set for release in the Apple App store for Monday, Feb. 21.”

Yahoo News reported that the App Store was allowing users to pre-order the Truth Social app ahead of its release on Monday, February 21, which happens to be a federal holiday in the US due to the observance of President’s Day.