Donald Trump to launch his own social media platform within months, spokesperson says

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A spokesperson for Donald Trump claims that the former President is due to launch his own social media platform "within months."

According to Fox News, Trump campaign adviser Jason Miller told Howard Kurtz on the network's show MediaBuzz that the ex-POTUS is due to return to social media following his ban from Facebook and Twitter in the wake of his controversial comments made in the aftermath of the Capitol riots.

Per Fox News, Miller stated:

"I do think that we’re going to see President Trump returning to social media in probably about two or three months here, with his own platform.

"And this is something that I think will be the hottest ticket in social media, it’s going to completely redefine the game, and everybody is going to be waiting and watching to see what exactly President Trump does."

Take a look at Donald Trump's White House farewell speech in the video below:

Miller continued: "Pay attention to Georgia tomorrow, on Monday. There's a big endorsement that's coming that's going to really shake things up in the political landscape in Georgia. It's big, it's coming tomorrow, and just be sure to tune in."

According to BBC News, Trump was banned from a number of social media platforms shortly after posting a video from the White House during the Capitol riots on Wednesday, January 6.

In it, Trump urged protesters to "go home", before adding: "We love you" and insisting: "This was a fraudulent election but we can't play into the hands of these people but we have to have peace."

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Mark Zuckerberg has said that incumbent President Donald Trump has been "banned indefinitely" after he appeared to condone the Capitol rioters in a video posted to Facebook.

The backlash over Trump's comments was immediate, and in a post made the day after, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wrote:

"The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly demonstrate that President Donald Trump intends to use his remaining time in office to undermine the peaceful and lawful transition of power to his elected successor, Joe Biden.

"His decision to use his platform to condone rather than condemn the actions of his supporters at the Capitol building has rightly disturbed people in the US and around the world.

"We removed these statements yesterday because we judged that their effect - and likely their intent -- would be to provoke further violence.

"Following the certification of the election results by Congress, the priority for the whole country must now be to ensure that the remaining 13 days and the days after inauguration pass peacefully and in accordance with established democratic norms."

Zuckerberg continued: "Over the last several years, we have allowed President Trump to use our platform consistent with our own rules, at times removing content or labeling his posts when they violate our policies.

"We did this because we believe that the public has a right to the broadest possible access to political speech, even controversial speech.

"But the current context is now fundamentally different, involving use of our platform to incite violent insurrection against a democratically elected government.

"We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great.

"Therefore, we are extending the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete."

A spokesperson for Twitter later announced that Trump had been permanently suspended from the site as a result of his comments, stating:

"After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them - specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter - we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence."

They added: "In the context of horrific events this week, we made it clear on Wednesday that additional violations of the Twitter Rules would potentially result in this very course of action.

"Our public interest framework exists to enable the public to hear from elected officials and world leaders directly. It is built on a principle that the people have a right to hold power to account in the open.

"However, we made it clear going back years that these accounts are not above our rules entirely and cannot use Twitter to incite violence, among other things. We will continue to be transparent around our policies and their enforcement."

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Donald Trump to launch his own social media platform within months, spokesperson says

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By VT

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A spokesperson for Donald Trump claims that the former President is due to launch his own social media platform "within months."

According to Fox News, Trump campaign adviser Jason Miller told Howard Kurtz on the network's show MediaBuzz that the ex-POTUS is due to return to social media following his ban from Facebook and Twitter in the wake of his controversial comments made in the aftermath of the Capitol riots.

Per Fox News, Miller stated:

"I do think that we’re going to see President Trump returning to social media in probably about two or three months here, with his own platform.

"And this is something that I think will be the hottest ticket in social media, it’s going to completely redefine the game, and everybody is going to be waiting and watching to see what exactly President Trump does."

Take a look at Donald Trump's White House farewell speech in the video below:

Miller continued: "Pay attention to Georgia tomorrow, on Monday. There's a big endorsement that's coming that's going to really shake things up in the political landscape in Georgia. It's big, it's coming tomorrow, and just be sure to tune in."

According to BBC News, Trump was banned from a number of social media platforms shortly after posting a video from the White House during the Capitol riots on Wednesday, January 6.

In it, Trump urged protesters to "go home", before adding: "We love you" and insisting: "This was a fraudulent election but we can't play into the hands of these people but we have to have peace."

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Credit: PA Images

Mark Zuckerberg has said that incumbent President Donald Trump has been "banned indefinitely" after he appeared to condone the Capitol rioters in a video posted to Facebook.

The backlash over Trump's comments was immediate, and in a post made the day after, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wrote:

"The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly demonstrate that President Donald Trump intends to use his remaining time in office to undermine the peaceful and lawful transition of power to his elected successor, Joe Biden.

"His decision to use his platform to condone rather than condemn the actions of his supporters at the Capitol building has rightly disturbed people in the US and around the world.

"We removed these statements yesterday because we judged that their effect - and likely their intent -- would be to provoke further violence.

"Following the certification of the election results by Congress, the priority for the whole country must now be to ensure that the remaining 13 days and the days after inauguration pass peacefully and in accordance with established democratic norms."

Zuckerberg continued: "Over the last several years, we have allowed President Trump to use our platform consistent with our own rules, at times removing content or labeling his posts when they violate our policies.

"We did this because we believe that the public has a right to the broadest possible access to political speech, even controversial speech.

"But the current context is now fundamentally different, involving use of our platform to incite violent insurrection against a democratically elected government.

"We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great.

"Therefore, we are extending the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete."

A spokesperson for Twitter later announced that Trump had been permanently suspended from the site as a result of his comments, stating:

"After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them - specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter - we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence."

They added: "In the context of horrific events this week, we made it clear on Wednesday that additional violations of the Twitter Rules would potentially result in this very course of action.

"Our public interest framework exists to enable the public to hear from elected officials and world leaders directly. It is built on a principle that the people have a right to hold power to account in the open.

"However, we made it clear going back years that these accounts are not above our rules entirely and cannot use Twitter to incite violence, among other things. We will continue to be transparent around our policies and their enforcement."

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