Why Did Donald Trump Shut Down His Blog After Less Than A Month Of Launch?

Former President Donald Trump’s blog, which was launched last month, has been permanently shut down, his spokesman said on Wednesday. The page “From the Desk of Donald J. Trump” where he shared his statements was launched in the beginning of May.

It garnered a decent response with 159,000 interactions on its first day, but quickly lost interest of masses as the numbers went down and then it never drew more than 15,000 after its third day online, reported New York Daily News.

It “will not be returning,” his senior aide Jason Miller told. “It was just auxiliary to the broader efforts we have and are working on,” he said. Miller didn't share more details about those efforts. “Hoping to have more information on the broader efforts soon, but I do not have a precise awareness of timing,” Miller said.

When he was asked on Twitter later on Wednesday whether the move was a “precursor” to the former president joining “another social media platform,” Miller replied, “Yes, actually, it is. Stay tuned!”

Soon Twitter users reacted to what appeared to be Trump's return to Facebook.

Responding to tweets on Wednesday, Andy Stone, policy communications manager for Facebook, said, "Nothing about the status of President Trump's presence on our platform has changed. He remains indefinitely suspended."

Facebook and Twitter banned Trump after the Jan. 6 US Capitol riots that involved the then-president’s supporters.

After Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election, Trump refused to concede. He often took to social media to falsely claim that the race had been stolen from him by widespread fraud.

His blog was originally billed as a new “communications platform."

But Miller clarified at the time that the “Desk” page was “a great resource” to find Trump’s statements, “but this is not a new social media platform.”

Meanwhile, Trump will deliver a speech at a North Carolina Republican convention this weekend. This will be his first extended political speech since his address in April to some of the Republican donors at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.

"President Trump won North Carolina in 2016 by promising to put America First, and he won North Carolina in 2020 by keeping that promise," North Carolina GOP chair Michael Whatley told Fox News last month.

"President Trump delivered real results for North Carolina by rebuilding the military, standing strong against China, and unleashing the American Economy."