Donald Trump is planning a return to social media on his own platform

Former President Donald Trump will "redefine the game" with his return to social media through the launch of his own platform, an adviser says

Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the Trump Tower in Manhattan on 9 March 2021 in New York City.

Former US President Donald Trump leaves the Trump Tower in Manhattan on 9 March 2021 in New York City. Source: James Devaney/GC Images

Former US President Donald Trump plans to launch "his own platform" to return to social media in two to three months, one of his senior advisers told Fox News on Sunday. 

Mr Trump has been suspended from Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites since the attack on the Capitol on 6 January.

Jason Miller, a spokesman for Mr Trump’s 2020 campaign, told the network that Mr Trump would re-enter the social media space with a new platform of his own that would “completely redefine the game.”
Mr Miller provided no further details, and no comment was immediately available from officials with the Trump Organisation.

Twitter last week said it would seek public input on when and how it should ban world leaders, saying it was reviewing policy and considering whether the leaders should be held to the same rules as other users.
Twitter, Facebook and others have been under scrutiny for the way they handle accounts of politicians and government officials after their ban of Mr Trump for inciting violence.

Facebook, which indefinitely suspended Mr Trump in January, has asked its independent oversight board to decide whether the ban should stand.


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