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Donald Trump blog page reportedly shuts down for good

Trump , Shuts Down , His Blog.The former president's blog, "From the Desk of Donald J. Trump," was launched about a month ago on May 4.After being banned from Facebook and Twitter, it was developed to give Trump a way to speak to his supporters. .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, Donald Trump, via statement.But now the blog has been abandoned, and Jason Miller, a senior aide to Trump, says it "will not be returning.".It was just auxiliary to the broader efforts we have and are working on, Jason Miller, a senior aide to Trump, via CNN.Anyone who visits the page now will be prompted to supply their contact information to receive updates via email or text messages
By Rich Barak
Updated June 4, 2021

Former President Donald Trump’s blog — where he shared statements on a webpage after larger social media companies banned him — has been permanently shut down, his spokesman told CNBC on Wednesday.

“From the Desk of Donald J. Trump” has been scrubbed from the former president’s website after going live about a month earlier. It “will not be returning,” senior aide Jason Miller told CNBC on Wednesday.

“It was just auxiliary to the broader efforts we have and are working on,” Miller said in an email to CNBC.

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When Trump was banned in January, he had tens of millions of followers on Twitter and millions more on Facebook.

Trump’s blog struggled to engage audiences, NBC News reported, citing data compiled with BuzzSumo.

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Since leaving office, Trump has made a handful of in-person appearances and has done interviews with only friendly media outlets.

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