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Our scene begins in the Mar-a-Lago office. Former US President Donald Trump sits at his desk with his head in his hands. Devin Nunes, his CEO of the Trump Media & Technology Group, approached and dodged the papers haphazardly strewn all over the floor. He presents Trump with a list of Truth Social messages for approval.
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But your news is not “truth”.
I have a special question.
My good friend who deserves the hand of fate,
Will she send you to jail here?
Nunez
Prison, master!
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Truth Social is a prison.
Nunez
Then it’s the best in the world.
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Good one. There are many boundaries,
Wards and Dungeons, Truth Social is one of the worst.
Ok, obviously Trump and Nunes didn’t really say anything about this. But William Shakespeare was such a genius that these lines, in which Hamlet expresses his feelings of despair and confinement in Denmark, are the former president’s inability to leave the jerky website Hamlet built. Can be applied to lamentation. Could keep talking shit about his political opponents.
When Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion finally closed last month, Trump insisted he would stay with Truth Social, but Musk said he would withdraw his ban on Twitter.
But despite Trump’s hype about his Twitter clone, something seems rotten on Truth Social. The social media site was part of a deal Trump Media and Technology Group struck with his former president in February 2021 to create various business ventures for him. Trump signed a “mutual non-compete” with the former co-founder of the startup. apprentice Contestants Andy Lichinski and Wes Moss included a pledge not to work with anyone else. In return, Trump acquired his 90% stake in the company.Washington now Position While Litinsky and Moss were building Truth Social, Trump revealed he continued to flirt with Gettr, a rival conservative social media network led by former aide Jason Miller.
When the Truth Social team learned that Trump had met with Miller on numerous occasions — at one point, his former aide asked a social media site if “Truth” would be a suitable name. Didn’t mention it’s already in the works — they “rushed to recommit Trump to his own company,” he said. PositionAfter Lichinsky visited Trump Tower to show off the Truth Social prototype to the former president and his sons Eric and Don Jr. and took a commemorative selfie, Trump continued negotiations with Miller and asked Gettr for more information. .
Miller’s final offer to Trump included $100 million, possibly more, over five years to post on Gettr, the people said. If Trump is elected president again, the deal would have also included a payment to him, and much of that money would go toward Trump’s return as president, one of the people said. It should have been paid near the end of the previous agreement.
Mr. Trump … has repeatedly asked for more shares in the company, according to people briefed on the meeting. At one point, Trump asked if Miller could get 85% or 90% after he likened the agreement to a trademark or license agreement before settling for a lower number.
Trump eventually abandoned Gettr’s offer and stuck to his site. But now he feels stuck in the truth, and his musings are just 4 million followers, a far cry from his 88 million on Twitter.Around Position:
Trump has told supporters he can’t leave Truth Social because he supports it, according to people familiar with his thinking. Anonymity to discuss internal issues.
Amid the Gettr-Truth Social turmoil, Trump found a potential escape route and renegotiated the original deal. Under the new terms, his posts are limited to Truth Social for eight hours only, and he posts “political messages, political fundraising, or efforts to get votes” whenever and wherever he pleases. You can post. He also has allies that might come in handy if he decides to take a break.
Trump has also remained open to other parts of the right-wing online ecosystem. Perler, Trump and the rapper have reportedly discussed joining each other’s platforms after Kanye West, now known as Ye, announced last month that he would purchase another right-wing social network.
But for now, Trump is still plagued by Truth Social and may be closer to a real prison.
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