Trump Returns to Twitter in a Weird Way

There’s a caller Trump tweet, the archetypal since the erstwhile president posted his own mugshot successful 2023. The tweet was posted astatine 2:54 AM and, weirdly, does not look connected Trump’s timeline. It besides lacks the occurrence oregon originality of his champion posts. It’s conscionable a governmental advertisement invoking Reagan.

Are you amended disconnected present than you were erstwhile I was president?

Our system is shattered. Our borderline has been erased. We're a federation successful decline.

Make the American Dream AFFORDABLE again. Make America SAFE again. Make America GREAT Again! #TrumpOnX

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 12, 2024

“Are you amended disconnected present than you were erstwhile I was President,” The tweet asks. “Our system is shattered. Our borderline has been erased. We’re a federation successful decline. Make the American Dream AFFORDABLE again. Make America SAFE again. Make America GREAT Again!”

Below this is simply a governmental video that plays scenes from the past 4 years implicit audio of Reagan’s closing arguments from the 1980 statesmanlike debates.

It’s a weird and lifeless tweet from 1 of the all-time large posters. A hater from birth, Trump’s weird rants astir celebrities and the quality of the time were a regular diagnostic of the website. Twitter suspended him permanently aft the January 6 riots, saying helium was an unsafe subordinate of the computer.

Then Elon Musk took implicit Twitter, changed its sanction to X, and gave Trump his relationship backmost pursuing the results of an online poll. He’s lone posted doubly since then. The archetypal was his ain mug changeable from Georgia wherever Trump is facing charges of predetermination interference. The 2nd is this stale governmental ad, which again does not look connected his timeline for immoderate reason.

Trump’s fiery and abrasive posts person agelong since moved to Truth Social. The unhinged rants against governmental enemies, weird asides astir Olympic committee procedure, and obsessive photos of crowds are each there.

Truth Social isn’t doing well. Beyond Trump’s brain-poisoned posts, determination are not galore reasons to sojourn and the site’s dwindling fortunes bespeak that. Trump Media, Truth Social’s genitor company, reported a $16.4 cardinal nonaccomplishment past week. It lone made $837,000 successful gross successful the aforesaid period. Trump owns 59.9 percent of Trump Media.

The anodyne and lifeless Trump tweet comes connected the time Musk is set to interview the erstwhile president connected X. The program is for Trump’s X relationship to big the interrogation live. Technical issues person derailed akin events. Ron DeSantis famously announced helium was moving for president during an audio watercourse connected X. It was a disaster.

“Am going to bash immoderate strategy scaling tests contiguous & time successful beforehand of the conversation,” Musk said connected X connected Sunday night.

It’s unclear what the 2 volition speech about, but Musk has claimed it volition beryllium wholly unscripted. The Tesla CEO endorsed Trump for president pursuing a failed effort connected Trump’s beingness connected July 13. The Wall Street Journal past reported that the tech billionaire would donate $45 cardinal a period to Trump’s re-election, a assertion Musk aboriginal denied.

“Entertainment guaranteed!” Musk said, retweeting a station advertizing the event.