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Trump is considering joining Gettr following the disastrous rollout of his Truth Social app: report
Business Insider ^ | April 6, 2022 | CHERYL TEH

Posted on 04/08/2022 10:12:31 AM PDT by conservative98

The Washington Post cited an unnamed source saying Trump has been fuming over his app flopping upon its release.Trump is now considering signing up with his former aide's conservative social media platform, per The Post.

Former President Donald Trump might be joining the conservative social media platform Gettr following the lackluster performance of his Truth Social app.

Trump has "privately fumed" about Truth Social's failure to attract a sizeable audience since its launch in February, according to The Washington Post, which cited an unnamed source familiar with the matter.

The source also told The Post that the former president is now considering joining Gettr a competitor to Truth Social that claims it is "founded on the principles of free speech."

Citing its source, the outlet reported that Trump has been holding back from posting on Truth Social because he doesn't believe that the app is "ready for prime time."

Truth Social's current head Devin Nunes, who is also a former Republican congressman, has been attempting to assuage Trump's concerns about the app by giving the latter frequent briefings, per The Post.

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To: conservative98

Like most, I wish Trump’s website was up and running right now for those inclined to use it, but it is what it is.
Those kind of high traffic websites must be more complex to create and maintain than most people think. The long Waiting Lists need to be acknowledged and dealt with first.

That being said, I’m glad Trump is looking around to see what other vehicles are now available and appropriate to suit his needs. Know when to hold ‘em, and when to fold ‘em.
I think over a long period of time, Mr. Trump will have his website airtight and well oiled, as he wishes.
Such building can continue separately from Getr


21 posted on 04/08/2022 10:29:52 AM PDT by lee martell (u)
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To: conservative98

Wow, whomever Trump hired to implement this thing isn’t very smart, sounds familiar for a lot of his hires.

For starters I would bet there are more Android phones out here than rotten Apple, why didn’t they start with a P.C. app and an Android app.

There is no excuse for this poor performance in this day and age, fire them!

Better yet, join up with Elon Musk!


22 posted on 04/08/2022 10:30:09 AM PDT by Colo9250
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To: conservative98

Who uses gettr? This is the only SM I use now and it’s good enough!


23 posted on 04/08/2022 10:31:52 AM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: FroggyTheGremlim

tried to join - they insisted on a “contribution.”


Then you are getting scammed by something else

There is no fee to join


24 posted on 04/08/2022 10:32:01 AM PDT by janetjanet998 (ev)
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To: Nifster; V_TWIN; wiseprince
Business Insider's Cheryl Teh back in sunnier days for her Hunk O' Burning Love, Hunter:

Hunter Biden challenges the Trump kids to try to "get a job" without using the Trump name
Business Insider 04-07-2021 - Cheryl Teh
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3948790/posts

What a difference a year makes...

25 posted on 04/08/2022 10:32:06 AM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: gibsonguy

I got on a few weeks ago and the engagement is very high


26 posted on 04/08/2022 10:33:17 AM PDT by janetjanet998 (ev)
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To: conservative98

Source won’t go on record for something this petty equals made up BS.


27 posted on 04/08/2022 10:33:55 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: FroggyTheGremlim
I tried to join - they insisted on a “contribution.”

Truth Social asked me for nothing of the sort. I think the rollout was a flop and the app is nothing special. But they have never "insisted" or asked for a contribution.

Unless you're talking about this "Gettr". I have zero experience with them.
28 posted on 04/08/2022 10:34:14 AM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: conservative98

Poor Devin. He looks beleaguered and besieged, like that Steve Carell character on The Office.


29 posted on 04/08/2022 10:34:56 AM PDT by lee martell (u)
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To: FroggyTheGremlim

I joined fine with NO CONTRIBUTION, but my wait number is over a million and has not changed in a month.


30 posted on 04/08/2022 10:34:59 AM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag (Eliminate race, gender and climate and Democrats have no talking points.)
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To: janetjanet998
Then you are getting scammed by something else

That was my thought as well. I know there were a few "knock off" apps around the time the app became available in the app store. Perhaps it was one of those.
31 posted on 04/08/2022 10:35:40 AM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: V_TWIN

If DJT has “privately fumed” how exactly would the ‘source’
know this? Would they, by chance have a one way mirror with
DJT in the adjoining room? A peep hole in the wall between?
Perhaps a hidden mic and recorder to record the words, rants, and language used? Did he throw ash trays, wine bottles? Destroy a tee vee?

Is Business Insider just another tabloid trash, good
for nothing but lining bird cages?


32 posted on 04/08/2022 10:35:44 AM PDT by V K Lee (Our CONSTITUTION. Written with DIVINE assistence by very wise men. A document unlike any other.)
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To: conservative98

I’ve been #176,282 since the day it rolled out. No change, no update, nada.


33 posted on 04/08/2022 10:36:08 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: conservative98

My account was supposedly created... But I’ve been sitting at #924192 for weeks...

If you can’t roll it out right, don’t push the button.


34 posted on 04/08/2022 10:36:34 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: mmichaels1970

I’m on Gettr... Never had it ask for a contribution. Same for Parler.

Haven’t logged into Gab in a while, so I don’t remember on that one.


35 posted on 04/08/2022 10:38:58 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: ThePatriotsFlag
I joined fine with NO CONTRIBUTION, but my wait number is over a million and has not changed in a month.

Wow...you're still on the wait list? You won't see the number change (at least I didn't). Just one day I suddenly got an email that the app was ready.

Now that I'm on, I'm not sure what to do with it. Just seems like this is something that Dan Bongino uses.
36 posted on 04/08/2022 10:38:59 AM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: conservative98

My whole family is right wing, all w iphones. yes apple bad but google much worse


37 posted on 04/08/2022 10:40:13 AM PDT by prov1813man (Don't blame democrat voters. There weren't enough of them to matter.)
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To: lee martell

Why would anyone think that an ex-congressman and former dairy farmer is the right guy to run a tech company?


38 posted on 04/08/2022 10:40:28 AM PDT by Renfrew
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To: conservative98

I signed up for Truth Social the very day it rolled out in the App Store, and I’m still on the waiting list as #204,263. If they can’t accommodate 200,000 users after 6 months of “rollout,” it’s never going to be viable.


39 posted on 04/08/2022 10:41:40 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: conservative98
Devin, You're fired!

Why do you believe that?


40 posted on 04/08/2022 10:41:45 AM PDT by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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