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BumRushDaShow

(170,138 posts)
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 05:52 AM 5 hrs ago

'Destroying your presidency!' MAGA civil war breaks out on Trump's own platform

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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'Destroying your presidency!' MAGA civil war breaks out on Trump's own platform (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 5 hrs ago OP
What a bunch of whiny snowflakes. littlemissmartypants 5 hrs ago #1
with all due respect to them (NONE), they can all go FUCK THEMSELVES Skittles 5 hrs ago #2
doesn't trump get paid whether the post is adoring or inflammatory? rampartd 5 hrs ago #3
Yes INDEED, Skittles, Yes INDEED! ms liberty 1 hr ago #11
Hang on, let me get some popcorn! AZ8theist 4 hrs ago #4
Groucho said it best Ray Bruns 3 hrs ago #5
FYI, the People magazine meme is fake. (n/t) thesquanderer 2 hrs ago #6
Do I hear the ghost of Ernst Rohm? Ponietz 2 hrs ago #7
Every one of them would vote for him again (and again and again) durablend 2 hrs ago #8
*snort* tanyev 2 hrs ago #9
They're just now discovering the character of the person they worshipped? Martin Eden 2 hrs ago #10
Let them. Icanthinkformyself 1 hr ago #12
In the words of Napolean Bonaparte: MarineCombatEngineer 1 hr ago #13
They are so poorly informed. travelingthrulife 1 hr ago #14
LOL but he needs a Presidential Library Historic NY 43 min ago #15

Skittles

(171,881 posts)
2. with all due respect to them (NONE), they can all go FUCK THEMSELVES
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 06:05 AM
5 hrs ago

YOU VOTED FOR THIS, YOU STUPID FUCKING ASSHOLES - OWN IT

rampartd

(4,691 posts)
3. doesn't trump get paid whether the post is adoring or inflammatory?
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 06:10 AM
5 hrs ago

he is just pumping up "shareholder value."

Ponietz

(4,351 posts)
7. Do I hear the ghost of Ernst Rohm?
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 08:24 AM
2 hrs ago

Those ungrateful brown shirts have overstayed their use, eh Stanky?

durablend

(9,279 posts)
8. Every one of them would vote for him again (and again and again)
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 08:35 AM
2 hrs ago

Because "her laugh" or "her emails" or "that damn tan suit"

MarineCombatEngineer

(18,100 posts)
13. In the words of Napolean Bonaparte:
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 09:53 AM
1 hr ago
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” — Napoleon Bonaparte

travelingthrulife

(5,232 posts)
14. They are so poorly informed.
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 10:05 AM
1 hr ago

We must get Fox News and the rest of this crap off the air. We deserve the truth.

Historic NY

(40,053 posts)
15. LOL but he needs a Presidential Library
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 10:34 AM
43 min ago

for what a cell phone or transcripts from the dumbest fucker to ever occupy the WH. It plays his greatest best tweets

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