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Truth Social has become an integral part of former President Trump\u2019s ability to communicate with his supporters, giving him an advantage because of the media\u2019s coverage of his steady drumbeat of political missives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s posts put his rivals on their heels, as was the case during the Republican primaries, when he trounced all of his opponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there are questions about whether posts on the platform he launched command the same kind of megaphone he enjoyed on Twitter, before the social media site banned him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And at the same time, Democrats see Trump\u2019s off-the-cuff posts \u2014 which can be riddled with untruths and spelling mistakes \u2014 as helpful to their cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn a lot of ways, he shoots himself in the foot,\u201d acknowledged one Republican strategist, who supports Trump. \u201cHe hasn\u2019t learned that sometimes silence is the best response. But that\u2019s not his style. He wants everyone to know he\u2019s right, the media covers it and [the Trump campaign] see that as translating to votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know if it does,\u201d the strategist added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump has a much larger audience on X, formerly known as Twitter, compared to Truth Social. He boasts 87 million followers on the former, while he has just shy of 7 million followers on Truth Social.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In November 2022, the former president said he had no interest in returning to X after it was sold to Elon Musk, who lifted the ban imposed on the former president after the events of Jan. 6, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump has only posted one time on X since regaining tweeting privileges. He shared an image of his mug shot from Fulton County, Ga., with a link to his campaign website. He had already posted the mug shot on Truth Social prior to sharing it on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The former president has otherwise talked up the success of Truth Social, telling reporters earlier this week after a court hearing that the website was \u201chot as a pistol.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But some Republican strategists say that\u2019s not enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think he needs to get back on X,\u201d said Republican strategist Shermichael Singleton. \u201cHis following there is significant, and he had incredible engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe needs to be in multiples places at the same time,\u201d Singleton added. \u201cYou want him to maximize his reach.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A recent study out published in the Journal of Information Technology & Politics showed that Trump\u2019s reach on Truth Social is not nearly as effective as it was for Trump when he used Twitter during the 2016 race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s reaching primarily loyalists,\u201d said Josephine Lukito, an assistant professor of journalism and media at the University of Texas at Austin and one of the co-authors of the study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, Lukito added, that Trump benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom an attention standpoint, Trump does not need everyone to be on Truth Social,\u201d she said. \u201cYou don\u2019t need to be on Truth Social to get Truth Social messages from Trump, especially if news organizations are covering it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In coming months, Trump will also have other ways of garnering attention, particularly because of his appearances in court for his criminal trials, in addition to his campaign appearances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think it matters whether it\u2019s on Truth Social or it\u2019s on Twitter, or whatever the platform may be,\u201d said Ford O\u2019Connell, a Republican strategist. \u201cTrump is a master of earned media. And when it comes to Truth Social, journalists follow it and obviously his surrogates and allies spread the message to a larger platform. So, in that case it helps.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biden has sought to use Trump\u2019s posts to his advantage, highlighting controversial posts in fundraisers and through his own social media to ensure it reaches a wider audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The president has cited Trump\u2019s posts calling for renewed efforts to get rid of the Affordable Care Act, and the Biden campaign has mocked Trump\u2019s recent post congratulating himself on winning two trophies at his Florida golf club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCongratulations, Donald. Quite the accomplishment,\u201d Biden wrote on his personal account on X, after his Republican challenger boasted about winning the trophies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The post went viral, immediately viewed by millions of people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biden\u2019s team has most recently jumped on a Truth Social post in which Trump asked if voters were better off than they were four years ago, cutting it into a digital ad in which they highlighted the chaos of the coronavirus pandemic and Trump\u2019s controversial statements at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A source close to the Biden campaign put it this way: \u201cJust because he\u2019s not as prominent on social media, doesn\u2019t mean we don\u2019t see plenty of opportunities to highlight how dangerous he is.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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