Donald Trump's personal blog, which he used to post statements after his social media ban, has been permanently shut down.
The link to his "From the Desk of Donald J Trump" blog has been removed from the former president's official website less than two months after it was launched.
In fact, the donaldjtrump.com/desk URL is no longer functional. Instead, it redirects visitors to a webpage where they can sign up for his email and text alerts.
Senior Trump aide Jason Miller confirmed to CNBC on Wednesday that the site "will not be returning."
"It was just auxiliary to the broader efforts we have and are working on," he added.
The blog had been set up after the controversial Republican was banned from Twitter and Facebook in the wake of the US Capitol riot on January 6. Trump had talked of plans to set up his own social media platform, which he stated would be different from his blog.
Miller went on to say of the supposedly upcoming social media platform, that he is "hoping to have more information on the broader efforts soon".
"I do not have a precise awareness of timing," he added.
The blog was in its infancy, having been set up less than a month ago before it was scrubbed from the 74-year-old's website.
Now, in order to see his "From the Desk of Donald J Trump" statements, visitors must click on the news section of his website. Each of the former blog entries has been renamed: "Statement by Donald J Trump, 45th President of the United States."
Per Independent, in one of his more recent posts on his website, Trump wrote on May 24 that traffic to his site "would be even greater if we were still on Twitter and Facebook, but since Big Tech has illegally banned me, tens of millions of our supporters have stopped using these platforms because they’ve become ‘boring’ and nasty."
He went on: "This is meant to be a temporary way of getting my thoughts and ideas out to the public without the Fake News spin, but the website is not a ‘platform’.
"It is merely a way of communicating until I decide on what the future will be for the choice or establishment of a platform. It will happen soon. Stay tuned!"
