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After enduring years of media antagonism, Trump seeks to disrupt industry with his own platform
JUST THE NEWS ^ | 10/21/2021 | John Solomon

Posted on 10/21/2021 7:11:23 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter

After years of enduring antagonistic and sometimes inaccurate media treatment of himself and his supporters, Donald J. Trump has decided to build his own media empire, complete with a subscription TV network and social media platform that promises to eschew censorship and embrace traditional American values.

The 45th president announced Wednesday night the formation of the publicly traded Trump Media & Technology Group, whose first public asset promises to be a new social platform called TRUTH Social. "I created TRUTH Social and TMTG to stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech," Trump said in a statement announcing the network. "We live in a world where the Taliban has a huge presence on Twitter, yet your favorite American President has been silenced. This is unacceptable. I am excited to send out my first TRUTH on TRUTH Social very soon."

The social app is expected to launch in November and be fully operational by the first quarter of 2022.

Trump said he'll also be launching a subscription news and entertainment platform, which he promises will feature "non-woke" content.

The new media group has tapped as its leader Scott St. John, the executive producer of popular programs "Deal or No Deal" and "America's Got Talent," who has produced more than 1,000 hours of network and cable TV.

The network is designed to "give a voice to all" and form "a rival to the liberal media consortium," Trump said.

Jason Miller, a former Trump adviser and the CEO of GETTR social media, unsuccesfully negotiated to get Trump to join his platform. But he offered his support to his former boss for starting the new endeavor.

"Congratulations to President Trump for re-entering the social media fray!" Miller wrote in a statement. "Now Facebook and Twitter will lose even more market share. President Trump has always been a great deal-maker, but we just couldn't come to terms on a deal."

Mainstream media reporters mocked the announcement, continuing to remain decidedly un-neutral on all things Trump.

"If you didn't know, would you think this was real or parody?" Washington Post National Correspondent Phillip Bump tweeted out.


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As of this moment DWAC is soaring!!!!

DWAC DIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION CORP CLASS A COM $14.73+4.77 (+47.89%)

1 posted on 10/21/2021 7:11:23 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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What does TMTG stand for?


2 posted on 10/21/2021 7:15:53 AM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanwall ea ding")
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To: Eccl 10:2

Trump Media & Technology Group


3 posted on 10/21/2021 7:16:41 AM PDT by MotorCityBuck ( Keep the change, you filthy animal! ,)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter
AppleStore pre-order only, which means they have an oppo to yank it yet.

Anyone get a beta?

4 posted on 10/21/2021 7:17:51 AM PDT by StAnDeliver (Each of you have at least ONE of these in your 401k: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson)
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To: StAnDeliver
Website: TRUTHSocial.com
5 posted on 10/21/2021 7:19:36 AM PDT by StAnDeliver (Each of you have at least ONE of these in your 401k: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson)
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To: MotorCityBuck

Thank you

This is all awesome


6 posted on 10/21/2021 7:21:16 AM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanwall ea ding")
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

You never know. The media didn’t know what hit them when Breitbart decided to launch a site.


7 posted on 10/21/2021 7:21:21 AM PDT by cotton1706
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We just don’t want to be too spread out over multiple platforms..if that happens none may survive due to lack traffic revevue

Rumble is growing and gaining traction fast...If the new trump platform has free video hosting like youtube then it will hurt Rumble

So getting into this business may hurt what is likely the biggest threat to big tech to date (Rumble)

unless of course they could partner with Rumble and tap into their current 130 million visits a month


8 posted on 10/21/2021 7:21:51 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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To: Eccl 10:2
Your welcome, and yes it is awesome.
9 posted on 10/21/2021 7:24:21 AM PDT by MotorCityBuck ( Keep the change, you filthy animal! ,)
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To: StAnDeliver

“AppleStore pre-order only”

Why would apple allow this “app” on it’s devices?


10 posted on 10/21/2021 7:24:27 AM PDT by VastRWCon (Fake News")
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

If FOX can find incredible success, I believe Trump can as well in this space.


11 posted on 10/21/2021 7:27:02 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (Let's make crime illegal again!)
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Why would apple allow this “app” on it’s devices?


they will give in to the wokeness and pull it eventually


12 posted on 10/21/2021 7:29:58 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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"Why would apple allow this “app” on it’s devices?"

No content yet, so it would be right up to the edge of tortious conduct if Apple prohibited the app's original release.

But I would get in on that pre-order given there is likely Leftard coordination going on to initially flood the site with nonsense -- to make it appear as if that is the site's intent -- and have the app yanked, which would effectively limit its reach and send it to the courts.

If Trump truly has a massive janitorial force in place, then enough legitimate users can sustain the site to a tipping point where the trolls are obvious and removed instantly.

13 posted on 10/21/2021 7:31:15 AM PDT by StAnDeliver (Each of you have at least ONE of these in your 401k: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson)
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If this does finally become available for download on Apple - download it immediately. They will probably end up pulling it within 6 mo.


14 posted on 10/21/2021 7:33:46 AM PDT by circlecity
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DWAC
DIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION CORP CLASS A COM
$16.2678+6.3078 (+63.33%)

Trump’s new platform is now trading up 63% over yesterday’s close.


15 posted on 10/21/2021 7:35:35 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: 1Old Pro; RitaOK; Melian; little jeremiah
TMTG: This is extremely dangerous to our Democracy!


16 posted on 10/21/2021 7:36:12 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (LfEuTcSk GjOoe BbRiAdNeDnDON)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

Sadly a critical percentage of the American population is too stupid to realize or too decadent to care that the MSM is in full collusion with the decadent, corrupt Biden and his cabal. They are not journalists but rather crude propagandists controlled by vile globalists that hate America. At least Trump continues to fight with heart and soul for America.


17 posted on 10/21/2021 7:37:33 AM PDT by allendale
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Why didn’t Apple muzzle Rush from discussing the “latest & greatest” update and/or app?

Meh...Capitalism.


18 posted on 10/21/2021 7:38:09 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (LfEuTcSk GjOoe BbRiAdNeDnDON)
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After years of enduring antagonistic and sometimes inaccurate media treatment of himself and his supporters ...

Sometimes??? Antagonistic, inaccurate, and distorted reports are the media norm for Trump and his supporters, not the exception.

19 posted on 10/21/2021 7:40:15 AM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that most of the media is hate & agenda driven, not truth driven.)
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Trump Trying to Create Media Behemoth via Digital World Acquisition (DWAC)

Trump’s TMGT plans to go public at an enterprise value of $875M in an unprecedented transaction. Digital World Acquisition (DWAC) spiked in after-hours trading.

https://www.thestreet.com/boardroomalpha/spac/trump-media-tech-spac-dwac

DWAC
DIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION CORP CLASS A COM
$18.00+8.04 (+80.72%)


20 posted on 10/21/2021 7:46:30 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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