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Kate Plummer
Jun 03, 2021
AP
Donald Trump has been comprehensively mocked after he shut down his blog just weeks after starting it.
Writing on Twitter, a number of people have slammed the former President for thinking he would be able to create a rival to Facebook and Twitter - platforms he is banned on. Here’s a taste of their reaction:
This tweet will get more likes than there were readers of Trump’s blog— Brett Meiselas (@Brett Meiselas) 1622660885
Trump starting a personal blog only to give it up after several weeks is honestly one of the most relatable things he’s done.— andrew kaczynski (@andrew kaczynski) 1622676785
Donald Trump's blog disappeared faster than Scott Baio's career.— Dave Matt (@Dave Matt) 1622669799
The average lifespan of a lemming is 12 times greater than the lifespan of the Trump blog https://t.co/5eLgdbwXlz— Marci May (@Marci May) 1622704576
trump can’t even reinstate a blog.— Scott Dworkin (@Scott Dworkin) 1622661973
RIP From the Desk of Donald Trump - May 4th 2021-June 2nd 2021— Schooley (@Schooley) 1622643025
IN MEMORIAM: Former Guy's Blog, 2021–2021 ⚰️⚰️⚱️⚱️⚱️⚰️⚰️ "Former president Donald Trump’s blog, celebrated by advi… https://t.co/3juXoBIpwc— George Conway (@George Conway) 1622660149
Barack Obama has a Grammy, an Emmy, a Nobel Prize, 2 terms as President, a Twitter account, and 2 hugely successful… https://t.co/ESGR7r6BSs— Jo (@Jo) 1622660001
Liza Minnelli has outlived Donald Trump's blog — “From the Desk of Donald J. Trump” — where he shared false stateme… https://t.co/qMOf1JxkDc— LizaMinnelliOutlives (@LizaMinnelliOutlives) 1622646315
Trump is the first president in U.S. history to have both his presidency and his blog cancelled.— Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@Jon Cooper 🇺🇸) 1622661166
Now that Trump's blog has shut down, should we refer to him going forward as "former blogger" or "failed blogger?"— Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid 😷 (@Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid 😷) 1622664714
Even former aide Anthony Scaramucci couldn’t resist mocking Trump.
Trump’s blog couldn’t make it to 3 Scaramucci’s. Too much work. He is gone. FOREVER— Anthony Scaramucci (@Anthony Scaramucci) 1622650547
Meanwhile, some die-hard Trump fans really want his Twitter account to make a comeback.
RT to tell @jack to give us President Trump BACK!— Brigitte Gabriel (@Brigitte Gabriel) 1622693760
Whoops. It comes after the website - From the Desk of Donald J Trump - appeared to be removed from the internet on Wednesday with attempts to reach it redirected.
According to CNBC, Jason Miller, who is Trump’s senior aide, said that the blog “will not be returning” and was a means to broaden the “efforts” they “are working on.” Ambiguous...
The Washington Post reports that another Trump adviser had said that the former president wasn’t happy with the way the blog was performing for him and typically didn’t like it being mocked on social media.
A Trump adviser told The Washington Post that the former president shut down his blog because he didn’t like that t… https://t.co/6UkknelAbE— Eugene Scott (@Eugene Scott) 1622648227
However, Miller did add that he may be joining another platform instead and we can’t think what that could be given his bans from social media monoliths. Perhaps Club Penguin? Habbo Hotel?
Trump was banned and his hold on the internet severely diminished after the social media giants ruled his tweets during the Capitol riots incited violence. His blog was meant to be a return to social media glory but clearly nobody has been remotely interested in what he has to say.
We can’t say we are surprised.