Trump’s Truth Social App: The Megaphone That Amplified His Megaphone
Trump’s Truth Social — A 40‑Post 6‑Month Deluge
To celebrate his first six months in office, President Trump rained down roughly 40 posts on the platform he owns. Unlike Twitter’s now‑censored X, Truth Social allows him to speak unfettered straight to his base.
Which App?’s the Y in the White House?
- Since Jan 20, 2025, @realDonaldTrump has posted about 16 messages a day, many in ALL‑CAPS rants topped with exclamation marks and occasional swear words.
- With 10.5 million followers, the president’s tweets get instantly echoed on platforms X, Reddit, and the mainstream press.
- He’s kept the market on his toes: After a tariff announcement, he posted a bullish “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!” Mar 10, then a 90‑day tariff suspension Apr 9 that sent the S&P 500 to its best day since 2008.
Collaborators: Media Echoes
Since inauguration, Trump shared Fox News articles 101 times and Breitbart News 51 times. Anthony Linvill of Clemson University says: “The minute he puts something on Truth Social, others pick it up and echo it.”
Content & Style
Posts range from political policy to personal promos:
- “Vladimir, STOP” – an April 24 plea during heavy Kyiv bombing, earning massive media attention.
- March 23 – crypto promotion: “I LOVE $TRUMP – SO COOL!!! The Greatest of them all!!!!!!!!”
- Half of his posts contained at least one exclamation mark; 155 were written in ALL‑CAPS.
Market Influence? A Tiny but “Fire‑Powerful” Platform
Managing partner Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management notes: “Truth Social doesn’t quite have the firepower that I think Twitter had… but it’s still impactful enough to, at times, move the market.”
President Trump’s use of Truth Social has turned the platform into the White House’s primary channel of communication, bypassing the traditional press office and allowing a direct, unmoderated link to his hardcore base.
