# New Trump social media company -- the biggest grift yet? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [December 5, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542 "2021-12-05T12:54:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542/61 "2022-03-14T22:06:46Z")
“Statement by Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America Time Warner, the owner of Fake News CNN, has just announced that they will be terminating a very popular and wonderful news network (OAN). Between heavily indebted Time Warner, and Radical Left Comcast, which runs Xfinity, there is a virtual monopoly on news, thereby making what you hear from the LameStream Media largely FAKE, hence the name FAKE NEWS! I believe the people of this Country should protest the decision to eliminate OAN, a very important voice. Likewise, Comcast is terrible and expensive. Let them know that you’re sick and tired of FAKE NEWS! In this modern age of technology, they are no longer necessary. Demand that OAN be allowed to stay on the air. It is far bigger and more popular than anyone knows, and importantly, it represents the voice of a very large group of people!” Someone is having a bad day! ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542/62 "2022-03-14T22:08:40Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > terminating a very popular and wonderful news network (OAN) Wow – two networks terminated at once! ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542/63 "2022-03-14T22:13:50Z")
Trump is one hell of a writer. He went to the best schools, it shows. Damn, I don’t miss having an absolutely wrong, shouting sociopath as so-called president. It really is a shame that there are so many dumb fucking people in this country that eat his stuff up. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542/64 "2022-03-15T01:05:11Z")
First, is that really a word-for-word quote? It remains amazing that this idiot was president. I don’t know how well Biden writes, but I know for sure that he would have someone review and edit any of his statements before they went out and embarrassed him. Second, I imagine OAN was becoming more and more of a Russian disinformation network, given that Fox was already sending out Russian propaganda and OAN is more in their pockets than Fox is. That may be why it was terminated. Tokyo Rose would also likely be taken off any cable channels during WWII. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542/65 "2022-03-15T02:38:09Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Is the bubble finally bursting in **Digital World Acquisition Corp.** (NASDAQ:[**DWAC**](https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/dwac-stock-quote/)) stock? Its recent price drop seems to suggest that the answer is yes… Finally? Has it been around long enough that it qualifies for a “finally”? Gosh, what’s poor Devin going to do now. I hope he goes back to milking cows. At least he’d be doing honest work. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542/66 "2022-03-15T02:52:21Z")
My understanding is that OAN was almost entirely funded and created by AT&T (Time Warner), and they were getting a lot of blow back from people who use their products. They announced some time ago they were pulling their support. Now they’re following through, and Trump is (as usual) whining about it. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542/67 "2022-03-15T03:01:43Z")
In short, what we have here is … **News Flash!** Another thing Trump has touched turns to shit! Also, “Sun expected to rise tomorrow morning” ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542/68 "2022-03-15T10:45:51Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Trump is one hell of a writer. He went to the best schools, it shows. I’d say he learned the art of composition from throwing together papers at 3 AM the night before they were due while high on pot and NoDoz, if I thought he actually put in even that much of the work. ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542/69 "2022-03-15T14:13:17Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > It is far bigger and more popular than anyone knows If its popularity is unknown, how is it popular? ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542/70 "2022-03-15T14:21:02Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Gosh, what’s poor Devin going to do now. I hope he goes back to milking cows. At least he’d be doing honest work. Devin never milked any of those cows. Guess who he paid to do that labor? ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542/71 "2022-03-15T14:31:51Z")
Undocumented immigrants? What do I win? ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542/72 "2022-03-15T14:34:56Z")
Winner! You get an expedited trip to the front of the Truth Social New Account line where Devin’s cow is frantically adding users. You try adding users without opposable thumbs! ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542/73 "2022-03-15T14:37:53Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > **Digital World Acquisition Corp.** (NASDAQ:[**DWAC**](https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/dwac-stock-quote/) Does anyone want to lay any bets on who might have been shorting this stock, anticipating the inevitable drop? ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542/74 "2022-03-15T14:49:09Z")
Undocumented immigrants? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542/75 "2022-03-15T23:05:00Z")
If you are suggesting that his orangeness himself might have shorted his own company, I doubt it. His ego would offer no option other than that his social media would be a huge success and leave twitter a hollow shell, and he seems to be [visibly upset](https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-furious-about-floundering-truth-social-app-daily-beast-2022-3) as to how poorly it was doing. So it is highly unlikely that he was betting that it would fail. On the other hand I also have no doubt that he made buckets of money from the rubes by cashing in a large proportion of shares in initial feeding frenzy back in October. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542/76 "2022-03-15T23:10:31Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > If you are suggesting that his orangeness himself might have shorted his own company, I doubt it. His ego would offer no option other than that his social media would be a huge success and leave twitter a hollow shell, and he seems to be [visibly upset](https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-furious-about-floundering-truth-social-app-daily-beast-2022-3) as to how poorly it was doing. Not at all. Trump is too stupid to do that. Others in his inner circle though? You bet. I’d not be surprised at all if Devin Nune’s Cow holds quite a large short position. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542/77 "2022-03-16T15:24:58Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Devin Nune’s Cow holds quite a large short position. Only Cow. Devin himself appears to orbit in the same stupid-sphere as Trump. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542/78 "2022-03-16T23:32:07Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > if I thought he actually put in even that much of the work. More likely he’d pay someone else to write it for him. After all, he’s rich and not bound by the same rules as us. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542/79 "2022-05-02T00:10:47Z")
Just to keep tabs on grossness in case this wasn’t brought up earlier, that Walking Orange Jumbo-Sized Contractors Bag of Crap rocked the nation with his second post on Truth Social. > **[‘I’M BACK!’: Trump Pens First Truth Social Post In 2 Months—After Vowing To...](https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharysmith/2022/04/28/im-back-trump-pens-first-truth-social-post-in-2-months-after-vowing-to-stay-off-twitter/?sh=60b983234c40)** > > Former President Donald Trump has returned to Truth Social, the “censorship-free” social media platform that has been beset by technical problems. aaaw the return of that wonderful hashtag… Nice little bit here… > [@](#): > > Musk tweeted Wednesday that “Truth Social” was a terrible name, and that “Trumpet” would have been better, [remarking](https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2022/04/27/musk-vs-trump-elon-slams-truth-social-for-terrible-name-after-deal-to-buy-twitter/?sh=32f76fc46339) that the platform only existed because of Twitter’s censorship. Musk has not commented on whether he will lift Trump’s ban. Oof! Don won’t take that well. Not that he’s even the slightest bit vain or anything - he just might, oh I dunno, _not take much of a liking_ to what Muskie said, that there’s the possibility it might make Trump look at himself “kinda funny” in the mirror (which he wouldn’t like, upsetting him for reasons beyond his grasp) and hopefully just chirps back at Elon and his Dumb Twitter about how dumb and poopyheaded he is. If Musk _did_, for whatever Musk-like reason, decide to lift Trump’s ban so that Don was free to storm-tweet away all he wanted to again, that would would give him a way larger platform to reach the concerning "undecided"s (who are our final electoral hope?) and futher spread his toxic influence accordingly, as opposed to just storming off in a huff to his Truth Social bubble where he’d just be preaching to the choir. Energize them? Of course, but it’s still same the number of shitheads. Then again, being the flip-floppity king of freaking flip-flops, Don could very well sign right up if Elon gives the green light, faster than Putin can whislte _here boy, here boy_…_atta boy_! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542/80 "2022-05-02T00:26:40Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > More likely he’d pay someone else to write it for him. After all, he’s rich and not bound by the same rules as us. Correction: He’d offer to pay someone else to write it for him, then stiff them once they actually did. Actually paying people is for losers (and also for people with a positive net worth, but that’s irrelevant). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-social-media-company-the-biggest-grift-yet/955542.md?page=5)