Trump's Upcoming Social Media Platform is Not A Publicity Stunt

It’s not just about the publicity stunt aspect. Conservatives and Trump supporters have been furious about social networks like Twitter deplatforming Trump, as indeed have folks as varied as Bernie Sanders and the ACLU. The idea of Trump launching his own network in defiance of that ban, as well as the notion that the move would exact a certain measure of revenge for Big Tech’s deplatforming of entire platforms like Parler, has a lot to do with the level of interest.

Still, Lewandowski’s description doesn’t necessarily sound like a traditional style of social media platform. It comes across that he’s describing a tool specifically for Trump, not just by him.

“This is going to be launched in the next 3 to 4 months, and it’s going to be an interactive communication tool, whereby the president will be able to post things to it, and people will be able to repost and communicate directly with him,” said Lewandowski. “What we’ve seen from Big Tech and the cancel culture is, if you don’t agree with their philosophy, they’re going to cancel you. and we’re going to have a platform where the president’s message of America first is going to be able to be put out to everybody, and there’ll be an opportunity for other people to weigh in and communicate in a free format, without fear of reprisal or being cancelled.”