Donald Trump's new website crashed over the weekend following a sudden surge in traffic.
According to The Gateway Pundit, the former POTUS' personal blog - which was launched in the wake of his permanent ban from a number of social media platforms - was rendered unavailable on Saturday, May 15.
Trump had just posted an article in which he repeated unverified claims of voter fraud on the part of the Democrat Party in the 2020 presidential elections.
Donald Trump Jr. previously asked Elon Musk to create a new social media platform for his father:Trump's blog post read in part:
"The entire Database of Maricopa County in Arizona has been DELETED! This is illegal and the Arizona State Senate, who is leading the Forensic Audit, is up in arms.
"Additionally, seals were broken on the boxes that hold the votes, ballots are missing, and worse.
"Mark Brnovich, the Attorney General of Arizona, will now be forced to look into this unbelievable Election crime. Many Radical Left Democrats and weak Republicans are very worried about the fact that this has been exposed."
Trump added: "The story is only getting bigger and at some point, it will be impossible for the weak and/or corrupt media not to cover. Thank you to OAN and other brave American Patriots. It is all happening quickly! [sic]"
Responding to Trump's allegations in a statement posted on Twitter later that day, Maricopa County election official Stephen Richer wrote: "Wow. This is unhinged. I’m literally looking at our voter registration database on my other screen. Right now.
"We can't indulge these insane lies any longer. As a party. As a state. As a country. This is as readily falsifiable as 2+2=5. [sic]"
Trump launched his new site on Tuesday, May 4, in an attempt to get around his bans from Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
His posts, which include every statement the ex-POTUS has made since leaving the White House on January 30, can also be shared on Twitter and Facebook, in a bid to give his followers the opportunity to spread his political rhetoric themselves.
Earlier this month, Facebook's Oversight Board made the decision to uphold Trump's ban, although this will be subject to a review in six months.
Per BBC News, the board also determined that Facebook violated its own rules by imposing an indefinite suspension on Trump, something not described in the social media giant's content policies.
On Twitter, a spokesperson for the board wrote: "We call on Facebook to ensure that if a head of state or high government official repeatedly posts messages that pose a risk of harm under international human rights norms, the company should either suspend the account for a set period or delete it."