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By Annie Karni
Former President Donald J. Trump has retired from the internet.
Trump, who still has no access to Twitter and Facebook, and is struggling to find a way to influence media policy since leaving office, decided wednesday to shut down his DIY alternative, a blog he hosted just a month ago titled “From donald J’s office. “Trump.
Trump had been frustrated after hearing his friends say the site was getting little traffic and made it seem small and irrelevant, according to someone familiar with his thinking.
The site, which charges a few thousand dollars to create it and created for Trump through a company run by his former crusade manager Brad Parscale, was intended to be an online hub for supporters to see and communicate with the former president’s statements.
“In a moment of silence and lies, a beacon of freedom is emerging,” a video featuring the platform announced the month. “A position to speak freely and safely. Directly from Donald J. ‘s office. Trump. “
Last month, after the Washington Post reported that the blog attracted virtually no readers, Trump downplayed his goal and called it palliative until he understood what would come next.
“It’s meant to be a transitory way to get my mind and concepts to the public without the twist of fake news, but the online page is not a ‘platform,'” he said in a statement. “It’s just a way to talk to Me what will be the long term of opting out or creating a platform. “
Some in his small circle of councillors said Wednesday they were frustrated by his resolution to shut it down, while others have tried to turn it around further.
Jason Miller, an adviser, said on Twitter that the resolution to suspend the blog is a precursor to Trump on some other social media platform.
“Yes, indeed, it’s true,” he wrote when asked if this resolution meant Trump would return to social media in shape.
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