Trump app held up by SEC investigation into merger

Phone displaying Trump's banned Twitter account
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Former President Donald Trump still plans to launch his own social media platform, but the site might not be live until after the midterms, The Washington Post reported Monday.

Major social networks suspended or banned Trump in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, accusing the former president of peddling misinformation and inciting violence. Since then, Trump has communicated via emailed statements rather than create accounts on alternative right-wing platforms like Parler and Gettr.

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Grayson Quay

Grayson Quay was the weekend editor at TheWeek.com. His writing has also been published in National Review, the Pittsburgh Post-GazetteModern AgeThe American ConservativeThe Spectator World, and other outlets. Grayson earned his M.A. from Georgetown University in 2019.