Former President Donald Trump implied that his social media platform Truth Social’s initial public offering is evidence of how the public views free speech online.
Trump gave an interview that aired on One Nation with Brian Kilmeade on Saturday after Truth Social was valued at roughly $8 billion on its first day on the stock market. The former president owns 60% of its stock, which was at $57.99 a share at the end of that day.
“Truth has been amazing, gave me a voice. When I was terminated from Twitter, it was vicious, and then all of a sudden, I did not have a voice,” Trump said. “And now it’s public the stock is gone through the roof and really, this is why I think in the true sense of this is really a great sign of where the people country stand.”
Trump was removed from Twitter amid the Capitol riots on January 6, 2021. At the time, the ban was indefinite, but since the platform switched hands and became X with Elon Musk at the helm, Trump’s …