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Trump's Truth Social app hits Apple app store

The app was also automatically downloaded to Apple device users who pre-ordered the app ahead of the anticipated launch.

Agencies
Washington, United States
Mon, February 21, 2022

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Trump's Truth Social app hits Apple app store This illustration photo shows a person checking the app store on a smartphone for 'Truth Social,' with it's website on a computer screen in the background, in Los Angeles, October 20, 2021. Former US president Donald Trump announced plans on October 20 to launch his own social networking platform called "TRUTH Social," which is expected to begin its beta launch for "invited guests" next month. The long-awaited platform will be owned by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), which also intends to launch a subscription video on-demand service that will feature "non-woke" entertainment programming, the group said in a statement. (AFP/Chris Delmas)

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onald Trump's Truth Social app is available for download on Apple Inc's AAPL.O app store late Sunday evening, according to witness accounts.

The app was also automatically downloaded to Apple device users who pre-ordered the app ahead of the anticipated launch.

"This week, we will begin to roll out to people on the Apple App store," said Devin Nunes, CEO of the Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the new app's parent company. The former Republican congressman was speaking Sunday on conservative Fox News.

"I think, by the end of March, we're going to be fully operational -- at least within the United States," added Nunes, who resigned from the US House to lead the Trump group.

Trump has described Truth Social as an alternative to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, all of which banned him following the assault on the US Capitol by his supporters on January 6, 2021.

The former president has been accused of inciting his followers to use force in a bid to overturn the result of the 2020 election.

On Sunday, the App Store was allowing visitors to pre-order Truth Social starting Monday, the Presidents Day holiday in the United States. 

"It's actually very moving for me to see people that are on the platform that have had their voice canceled," Nunes said.

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