Trump Launches Sad Twitter Just for Him
Upon losing the election and his access to Twitter, Donald Trump’s schedule has been largely filled with his favorite recreational activities, such as round after round of golf and crashing weddings at Mar-a-Lago to complain about being voted out of office. But his latest venture aims to restore the rhythm of his golden days online — even if Facebook decides on Wednesday not to let him return to the platform.
On Tuesday afternoon, the ex-president debuted a new page on his website called “From the Desk of Donald J. Trump.” While the introductory video describes the project as “a beacon of freedom” in “a time of silence and lies,” it’s basically a one-man Twitter where the man who posted his way to the presidency can tweet ceaselessly into the void without fear that his missives will be labeled as misinformation or that he’ll get kicked off his own platform “due to the risk of further incitement of violence.” Supporters who have missed his intraparty insults about Liz Cheney and the “stone cold loser” Mitt Romney can now sign up to have his non-tweets delivered to their email inbox.
While many political commentators have been turning to blogging these days, Trump’s new site feels a little more web 1.0, with users having to go out of their way to see his roughly 280-character thoughts on election conspiracies and Republicans who have failed him. (Conveniently, a loyal aide has populated the page with press releases dating back to late March.) As of day one, the most interesting aspect of Trump’s Mar-a-Liveblog is the picture of the author scribbling in a blank book with a Sharpie:
While the former president has found a new way to fill his time, it does not appear to involve aiding his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, whose apartment and office were recently raided by federal agents as part of an investigation into whether he illegally lobbied the Trump administration on behalf of Ukrainian business interests. Not unlike the last time his personal attorney’s office was searched, Trump has not dipped into his $250 million in campaign funds to help with the mounting legal fees.
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