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BumRushDaShow

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Thu Apr 9, 2026, 05:52 AM Apr 9

'Destroying your presidency!' MAGA civil war breaks out on Trump's own platform [View all]

Source: Raw Story

April 8, 2026 5:59PM ET


President Donald Trump's social media site, normally nothing more than a platform for himself to rant and his most avid fans to admire him, is plunging into warfare, as MAGA fans turn on each other over Trump's moves in the Iran conflict.

According to The New York Times, "Thousands of users on the social media platform, which Mr. Trump created in 2022, have responded to the president’s drumbeat of posts with a mix of frustration, disbelief and outrage. They have written that they feel betrayed by the expanding war in Iran and ashamed when Mr. Trump used an expletive on Easter to make demands of the Iranian government. Some were so perplexed by his military interventions that one declared they 'make zero sense.'"

Trump established Truth Social in response to his removal from other social media platforms following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. These platforms ultimately allowed him back on a few years later, but he has mostly continued to rely on Truth Social as his platform for communicating with the public.

He often uses it to go after whatever random person is annoying him at any given moment, like rock star Bruce Springsteen. One "committed anti-leftist" account called @Ultra_MAGA_King said, "You’re utterly destroying your presidency with this nonsense. It’s probably too late to course correct at this point. A shameful waste of a great start."

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/truth-social-2676682392/



Link to NYT article - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/us/politics/trump-truth-social-iran.html
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What a bunch of whiny snowflakes. littlemissmartypants Apr 9 #1
with all due respect to them (NONE), they can all go FUCK THEMSELVES Skittles Apr 9 #2
doesn't trump get paid whether the post is adoring or inflammatory? rampartd Apr 9 #3
Yes INDEED, Skittles, Yes INDEED! ms liberty Apr 9 #11
dingx 1000 AllaN01Bear Apr 9 #30
Hang on, let me get some popcorn! AZ8theist Apr 9 #4
Groucho said it best Ray Bruns Apr 9 #5
FYI, the People magazine meme is fake. (n/t) thesquanderer Apr 9 #6
How did you find that out? Snopes? Bayard Apr 9 #20
Yes, Snopes Tasmanian Devil Apr 9 #21
Good to know. ShazzieB Apr 9 #28
googled the quote, lots of links about its fakeness... thesquanderer Apr 9 #22
K but that one isn't (and it's obvious he knows nothing any POTUS should know) Justice matters. Apr 9 #32
Understood. But does anybody believe he doesn't think like that? AZ8theist Apr 9 #36
"" AllaN01Bear Apr 9 #31
Do I hear the ghost of Ernst Rohm? Ponietz Apr 9 #7
Every one of them would vote for him again (and again and again) durablend Apr 9 #8
Because racism. CaptainTruth Apr 9 #18
*snort* tanyev Apr 9 #9
They're just now discovering the character of the person they worshipped? Martin Eden Apr 9 #10
Let them. Icanthinkformyself Apr 9 #12
In the words of Napolean Bonaparte: MarineCombatEngineer Apr 9 #13
And "The real art of war is to subdue your enemy without fighting." ananda Apr 9 #19
They are so poorly informed. travelingthrulife Apr 9 #14
LOL but he needs a Presidential Library Historic NY Apr 9 #15
Library is already in the works. I have an artist's rendition (OK, So I'm the artist, big deal) usonian Apr 9 #25
A shameful waste of a great start? peggysue2 Apr 9 #16
Aren't they mostly Russian bots on Truth Social? FakeNoose Apr 9 #17
And on Xitter also. Initech Apr 9 #23
...Only The Best People.... Ford_Prefect Apr 9 #24
NYT archive usonian Apr 9 #26
Womp womp UpInArms Apr 9 #27
in other news: the orange pedo still doesn't care about them or what they say. nt Javaman Apr 9 #29
! LudwigPastorius Apr 9 #33
"A shameful waste of a great start"??? PatSeg Apr 9 #34
Pass the popcorn, please blue-wave Apr 9 #35
Crack open a beer and light a joint. Indyfan53 Apr 9 #37
I would have thought him having sex with underage girls mgardener Apr 9 #38
If the MAGAts are having buyers' regret, that is a good thing surely? Aussie105 Apr 9 #39
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