Challenge to Facebook and Twitter, Donald Trump’s social media app will be launched on February 21

Former US President Donald Trump is going to launch his social media app. According to the Apple App Store listing, Trump’s new media venture plans to launch social media app ‘Truth Social’ on February 21. According to Reuters, ‘Truth Social’ is being brought as an option for Twitter. It will be part of the Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG). It will be made live on US President’s Day. Although it is available for free-order.

Demo photo of the app According to, just like Twitter, people and trending topics can be followed in this app also. It is noteworthy that the US Capitol was attacked by Trump supporters on January 6, 2021, claiming fraud in the 2020 US presidential elections. Donald Trump was accused of encouraging his supporters to participate in this attack. After this, Twitter and Facebook banned Donald Trump on their platforms. 13 months after this incident, Donald Trump is bringing his own social media app.

On the completion of one year of the attack on the US Capitol, US President Joe Biden on Thursday targeted Trump, saying that his predecessor’s false claims could influence future elections.
Trump’s media venture TMTG and Apple did not respond to Reuters requests for comment. But a source related to this matter has confirmed that the launch of the app has been planned on February 21.

The first phase of development of TMTG is expected to be completed with the launch of the app. According to the company’s website, a video-on-demand service called TMTG+ will soon be launched focusing on entertainment, news and podcasts. This will be subscription based. There are also reports that TMTG also wants to launch a podcast network. Based on the stock price of Digital World Acquisition, TMTG is valued at $5.3 billion (approximately Rs 39,430 crore). It has increased by 20 percent after Reuters reported the app’s listing on the App Store.