# 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:** 15
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/281 "2022-04-19T09:42:53Z")
I found this photo, looks like the same lapel mike but it’s cropped compared to the fuzzy one. Looks like the ad version has narrowed his head some. [![](https://media.vanityfair.com/photos/623cc9b93173d42995824f99/16:9/w_2240,h_1260,c_limit/1285531961) ](https://media.vanityfair.com/photos/623cc9b93173d42995824f99/16:9/w_2240,h_1260,c_limit/1285531961) ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/282 "2022-04-19T15:53:05Z")
The fuzzy pic looks like they merged Dick Van Dyke and the Orange Asshole. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/283 "2022-04-19T16:12:57Z")
His face doesn’t look all that much slimmer to me than in this photo: [![](https://editorial01.shutterstock.com/wm-preview-1500/11015426h/7bc01fdc/Shutterstock_11015426h.jpg) ](https://editorial01.shutterstock.com/wm-preview-1500/11015426h/7bc01fdc/Shutterstock_11015426h.jpg) ---
**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:** [April 19, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/284 "2022-04-19T16:20:19Z")
Can we stop posting images of the orange anus and get back to making fun of his shit social platform? Apparently, Devin Nunes’ cow tripped over the power cord running the Truth Social server (redundant server not yet installed) and shut it down for a few hours. Bad cow!!! > **[Users Fume as Trump’s Truth Social Goes Down for Hours](https://www.thedailybeast.com/users-fume-as-trumps-truth-social-goes-down-for-hours)** > > The outage impacting most users on the site comes on the heels of Republican operative Roger Stone claiming he was "censored" on the platform. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/285 "2022-04-19T16:28:02Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > [Users Fume as Trump’s Truth Social Goes Down for Hours](https://www.thedailybeast.com/users-fume-as-trumps-truth-social-goes-down-for-hours) How could they tell? With all of what? 50 people posting, you could never be sure. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/286 "2022-04-19T16:57:21Z")
> Truth Social CEO [Devin Nunes](https://www.thedailybeast.com/devin-nunes-absolutely-flops-in-fox-grilling-about-trumps-truth-social-debacle) didn’t directly respond to the site being down but said in a post, “our team has been working non stop to ensure that Truth can not be shut down by tech tyrants,” Well, if they shut it down themselves, then the tech tyrants can’t do it, right? ---
**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:** [April 19, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/287 "2022-04-19T17:01:06Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > Well, if they shut it down themselves, then the tech tyrants can’t do it, right? That Devin is a fart smeller…I mean smart feller! ---
**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:** [May 20, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/288 "2022-05-20T17:19:12Z")
Looks like Don Jr is being dispatched to rescue Truth Social… > **['Is Google trying to f— me?' Trump asks amid Truth Social woes](https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Trump-asks-if-Google-is-trying-to-f-him-17184892.php?IPID=SFGate-HP-CP-Spotlight)** > > Trump thinks Google is deliberately keeping Truth Social off of Android's app store,... _Trump recently called upon his son Donald Trump Jr. to try to “fix” what is wrong with the app’s performance. Sources in that article referred to Trump Jr.'s entry into the picture as a “rescue mission” to save the platform._ Because, Jr has so much experience in this area. Sorta like Pence had special experience with health emergencies. I am sure this will end well. Also in that article, confirming what many here have said about conservative social media: _…many theorize that the very concept of apps like Parler, Gettr and Truth Social is inherently flawed. Older folks, who account for a large portion the conservative base, don’t use social media, and the apps lack broad appeal — liberals aren’t going to download them with the intention of using them seriously. That leaves you with a mostly young user base stuck in an echo chamber with no “libs” to “own,” which doesn’t exactly lend itself to entertaining or intellectually stimulating online discourse._ ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/289 "2022-05-20T17:30:03Z")
I guess, like many others, that the moment Elon Musk takes over Twitter and reinstates Trump’s account, he’ll instantly lose all interest left in Truth Social. ETA: just read the above article, and it shows one more time that Trump doesn’t understand the world. His own company is too dumb and incompetent to launch an Android app, so he thinks Google is after him…Yeah, right. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/290 "2022-05-20T18:00:54Z")
Devin Nunes is going to get the Android app published within two weeks. Did every one forget that Truth Social is supposed to be fully operational by the end of ~~March April~~ May! ---
**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:** [May 20, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/291 "2022-05-20T18:02:05Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > Looks like Don Jr is being dispatched to rescue Truth Social… He overheard a description of its many “lines of code” and misheard the last word. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/292 "2022-05-20T19:53:38Z")
Cone? Coal? Covfefe? Oh, wait. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/293 "2022-05-20T19:57:32Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > I guess, like many others, that the moment Elon Musk takes over Twitter and reinstates Trump’s account, he’ll instantly lose all interest left in Truth Social. It depends on how much of his own money he still has in DWAC stock. I assume that he cashed out a large portion of his holdings when the acquisition first hit the market, but he may still have a hefty chunk of equity invested under the narcissistic delusion that Truth social is the going to be able to compete. If so he’ll probably deny twitter the blessing of is presence. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/294 "2022-05-20T20:09:33Z")
I dunno, I’m under the impression that all the money that Trump ever lost was money some suckers gave him in the first place, never his own. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/295 "2022-05-20T20:19:37Z")
the former president is “generally obligated” to post on Truth Social, where he has roughly 2.7 million followers, and “not make the same post on another social media site for 6 hours.” > **[Company buying Truth Social warns investors about Trump business failures](https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3491356-company-buying-truth-social-warns-investors-about-trump-business-failures/)** > > The company merging with Donald Trump’s social media company to take it public in a filing Monday warned about the former president’s previous failed business ventures. In the registration filed by… ---
**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:** [May 20, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/296 "2022-05-20T20:26:08Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > If so he’ll probably deny twitter the blessing of is presence. No way. He’d be thrilled to lose other people’s money if he’s able to start receiving those sweet, sweet ego-reaffirming re-tweets of his maunderings. It’s like catnip for him - nothing else matters here - he’ll just blame Devon Nunes for Truth Social’s failure and get on with misleading the world, same as before. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/297 "2022-05-20T20:45:44Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > He’d be thrilled to lose other people’s money But that was the question in my post. If it is other peoples money then sure, but if he still has some of his own in there, which of the seven sins takes precedence, greed or pride? ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2022, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/298 "2022-05-21T06:10:51Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > . . . which of the seven sins takes precedence, greed or pride? Whenever the choice comes up in my life, I always run with gluttony. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/299 "2022-05-21T13:02:05Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > But that was the question in my post. If it is other peoples money then sure, but if he still has some of his own in there, which of the seven sins takes precedence, greed or pride? The DON never uses his own money (okay, Deutsche Bank made him sign personally for couple of hundred million but that’s been after decades of laundering Russian money). ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024/300 "2022-06-18T01:44:24Z")
June 17, 2022: CA Governor Gavin Newsom joins Truth Social so he can call out Republican lies. > > **[Newsom joins Trump’s Truth Social to call out ‘Republican lies’](https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3526926-newsom-joins-trumps-truth-social-to-call-out-republican-lies/)** > > California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced on Thursday that he joined former President Trump’s Truth Social platform, saying in a tweet that he would be using it to call out and debunk “Repub… Fox Business article says Devin Nunes welcomes him! > **[Truth Social CEO on Gov. Newsom joining Trump app: ‘We’re happy to have him’](https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/truth-social-ceo-gov-newsom-joining-trump-app-were-happy-have-him)** > > Trump Media & Technology CEO and former Rep. Devin Nunes says Truth Social was founded to give Americans their voices back – "and that includes Democrats." [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024.md?page=16)