Biden campaign launches account on Trump's Truth Social, saying 'converts welcome'

[ificandream]

Last edited Mon Oct 16, 2023, 07:34 PM - Edit history (7)

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden 's 2024 campaign launched an account on Donald Trump 's Truth Social on Monday, attempting to poke online fun at the Republican candidate he may well face again in next fall's election.

Under the handle @BidenHQ, the campaign posted: "Well. Let's see how this goes. Converts welcome!" It began its time on Truth Social by following just one account: Trump's.

The former president has built a commanding early lead in the Republican primary, setting up a potential 2020 rematch, despite Trump being indicted in four separate cases and facing 91 criminal charges.

Biden's campaign noted its move on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, writing, "We just joined Truth Social, mostly because we thought it would be very funny."

It added, "Follow us there for truths and retruths or whatever they call them." A senior campaign aide said their joining might make Truth Social a little fun.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-biden-trump-social-media-f8b61b8d360318404be5905a0de6b5d2

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Dark Brandon strikes again!

And it looks like you can view his posts on Untruth Social without joining at https://truthsocial.com/@BidenHQ. That's the same alias he has on Twitter, fyi.

Not sure why, but the link I pasted directly from his announcement of the new account that he posted on Twitter doesn't work, but the direct link from Twitter does. So here's his post on Twitter:

Link to tweet

?s20

[DavidDvorkin]

1. My first reaction was that this is a bad idea

My second is that it's brilliant.

Every post will garner a tsunami of hostile idiocy, though.

[ificandream]

2. I can just see Trumpty Dumpty seething right now. :)

[Cha]

3. Yes, Nothing else says it Better..

DARK BRANDON STRIKES AGAIN!!

[wryter2000]

8. I love these guys

I have half a mind to go lurk over there and see what all happens.

[Cha]

9. yeah, I bet if there are posts

by Team Dark Brandon on TS.. we'll get to see them here.

[ificandream]

19. I was thinking about that as well. I just don't want to get bombarded with RW spam.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

4. This made me smile, but my heart goes out to whoever has to manage the account!

[AllaN01Bear]

5. drive em crazy r joe!!!!!!.make it so.

[vlyons]

6. think I'll pass on getting an account on TS

nt

[JoseBalow]

7. How long before that account gets banned?

I don't imagine a drumpf account would last very long here on DU

[sheshe2]

10. I just read about that on Twitter...thought it was fake news.

Glad to hear it is not! 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

Dark Brandon is #1!!!

[ancianita]

11. Doesn't this amount to free speech goading of Trump on the campaign trail? as much as on the site?

Not sure the general public would see that move as a classy presidential look they'd want for Biden.

But given Trump's chances in the election, the risk to actually get "conversion" might be worth it to Biden.

[ShazzieB]

12. Is it possible to read stuff on Truth Social without opening a account?

I would like to do the former, but I really don't want to do the latter if I can help it!

[ificandream]

20. I've been able to see Trump's posts on occasion, but not all the time.

I know there was an account on Twitter that was streaming his posts, but I looked the other day and it looks like they're not keeping up with them.

[Pas-de-Calais]

13. Had an account.

Deleted the app

Now cannot log back into the slime for some reason

[ybbor]

14. Simply Brilliant!

This is going to be fun! I don’t use either, twitter or the other, so will continue to rely on you all to share applicable posts.

Thanks in advance.

[prodigitalson]

15. Nice

[liberalla]

16. ZING! ZING! ZING! Yes! Fun? Of course!

[birdographer]

17. Ya know....

If this started a trend, maybe Colbert and the rest of them could join it just for fun, some actors and other celebrities, enough normal and sane people posting jokey stuff on there--nothing too serious or hostile--it could go a long way toward corrupting the whole platform. MAGAts don't expect to be laughed at and made fun of on their own platform. I like it--it all seems to be saying "You guys are such a joke! I want in!"

[ificandream]

21. Considering the crap some people are taking on Twitter and FB, I think that'd be great.

[cayugafalls]

18. So, just to be clear, on the day turdumpkin gets trounced in court...

Biden HQ leads off the mark with making an account on Truth Social and posting a benign call for converts.

That is just sweet as sugar.

[Captain Zero]

22. I say let Al Franken run the account

If it's for fun.

[cayugafalls]

23. A most excellent idea, Captain.

[canetoad]

24. Seems to be gone

@BidenHQ.

Not found

This resource could not be found

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Has Joe been tombstoned from Trump's site?

[ificandream]

25. Use the link from the Twitter post I added above.

For some reason, that one works but typing https://truthsocial.com/@BidenHQ in my browser doesn't.

[canetoad]

28. Thanks!

That works.

OMG. The banner is MALARKEY ENDS HERE.

[ificandream]

26. As of this morning, the BidenHQ account has 16.3K followers on TS.

Not bad for one day.

[Novara]

27. Trolling at its best

This is gonna be fun.