# What about Trump's new social network? I hear crickets **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [February 23, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024 "2022-02-23T22:19:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/241 "2022-04-09T14:13:33Z")
Devin went on Fox Business and said Twitter is sort of a ghost town and Truth Social is beating their interactions … > **[Devin Nunes: 'Twitter Is A Ghost Town'](https://crooksandliars.com/2022/04/devin-nunes-claims-twitter-ghost-town)** > > "There's not very much activity over there at Twitter," says the Gaslight Prince. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/242 "2022-04-09T18:06:05Z")
Shining testament to Trumpian opposition to so-called “cancel culture” in that Observer piece: > [@](#): > > Trump, at one point, [was in talks](https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-join-parler-social-media-refused-ban-his-critics-2021-6) with Parler about receiving 40% of its gross revenues in exchange for being an active user on the platform. The deal fell through, though, when Parler would not ban Trump’s critics. Permitting the expression of negative remarks about Dear Leader is a guaranteed dealbreaker. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/243 "2022-04-09T18:57:18Z")
Party of free speech. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/244 "2022-04-09T22:41:53Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > The deal fell through, though, when Parler would not ban Trump’s critics. I bet the deal fell through when Trump wanted payed for his pearls of wisdom. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/245 "2022-04-09T22:56:40Z")
> [@dougrb](#): > > I bet the deal fell through when Trump wanted paid for his pearls of wisdom. This is how I imagine that conversation went. [![](https://i.imgur.com/xlsLV7E.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/xlsLV7E.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/246 "2022-04-09T23:33:00Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > We need to steer this thread back to the original topic. We veal-ly should… ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/247 "2022-04-10T03:00:23Z")
> [@naita](#): > > Devin went on Fox Business and said Twitter is sort of a ghost town and Truth Social is beating their interactions … He means none of his ilk are on it. I’m mean, sure there’s 200M libtards, RINO’s, commies, foreigners, traitors, intellectuals, elitists and mooslims, but no one really. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/248 "2022-04-10T06:42:04Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > He means none of his ilk are on it. He just wants to hype his company. He wants people to sign up and use it, so he says it’s a massive success. I think he knows that he’s lying his ass off, he just doesn’t care. It’s like those infomercials that say “makes a great gift”. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/249 "2022-04-10T07:14:03Z")
Your answer is far more accurate, but my answer was more sarcastic and had a certain truthiness to it. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/250 "2022-04-10T08:34:45Z")
I would have guessed [Jersey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_cattle?wprov=sfti1). ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/251 "2022-04-10T12:39:17Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > He wants people to sign up and use it It doesn’t appear that that is actually the case. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/252 "2022-04-10T15:17:52Z")
> [@naita](#): > > Devin went on Fox Business and said Twitter is sort of a ghost town and Truth Social is beating their interactions … It’s possible that the people around him are telling him what a smashing success is, and feeding him completely bogus numbers. And he believes them because he’s utterly incompetent. So perhaps not an outrageous liar, and merely dumb as a box of rocks. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/253 "2022-04-11T12:10:29Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > So perhaps not an outrageous liar, and merely dumb as a box of rocks. I’m going to go with both. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/254 "2022-04-11T15:05:49Z")
John Solomon, crack investigative reporter and relentless purveyor of truth, declares that Truth Social is fine, Twitter is in trouble and everything is going to plan. [https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/attacks-ramp-trump-social-platform-signs-its-success-are](https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/attacks-ramp-trump-social-platform-signs-its-success-are) ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/255 "2022-04-11T15:20:01Z")
So, we have always been at war with Oceania? ---
**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:** [April 11, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/256 "2022-04-11T15:22:40Z")
From the article: > Nunes has been clear he prefers to avoid the boom-to-bust phenomenon of Big Tech startups Yes, he’s certainly avoided the “boom” part and cut straight to the “bust”. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/257 "2022-04-11T17:18:47Z")
For anyone who wants to know a bit about Johnny-Boy: > **[How a Veteran Reporter Worked with Giuliani’s Associates to Launch the...](https://www.propublica.org/article/how-a-veteran-reporter-worked-with-giuliani-associates-to-launch-the-ukraine-conspiracy)** > > Lev Parnas, recently indicted for foreign influence in U.S. elections, collaborated closely with The Hill’s John Solomon to fuel spurious allegations involving the Bidens and Ukraine. So much for the Wisdom of Solomon. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/258 "2022-04-12T12:32:07Z")
BREAKING: Elon Musk reportedly will announce early Wednesday that he’s invested $914 to buy a 75% share in Truth Social. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/259 "2022-04-13T13:00:24Z")
Haha! Nice one. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/260 "2022-04-14T13:07:09Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Elon Musk reportedly will announce early Wednesday that he’s invested $914 to buy a 75% share in Truth Social. Well, looks like Musk wants to buy Twitter for $43B (something Trump can’t do)… > **[Twitter CEO addresses employees worried about Elon Musk's hostile takeover bid](https://www.npr.org/2022/04/14/1092792108/twitter-elon-musk-buy-company)** > > Musk's offer comes after the Tesla and SpaceX CEO became Twitter's largest shareholder. Musk says he will unlock Twitter's potential. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024.md?page=14)