Former President Donald Trump is welcoming Canadians protesting COVID-19 mandates to his new social media platform, Reality Social, which is ready to launch later this month.
The brand new social community from the Trump Media and Know-how Group is anticipated to launch on Apple's iOS on Presidents' Day and shall be a conservative various to platforms like Fb and Twitter, which Trump has repeatedly criticized for censorship.
Trump, who was flagged by Twitter and Fb for misinformation, was completely banned from the 2 platforms shortly after final January's U.S. Capitol riot. His new app will supply the same service, with a "feed" that includes posts from customers somebody may comply with.
"TruthSocial is asserting in the present day that we're welcoming the Freedom Convoy with open arms to speak freely on TruthSocial once we launch – coming very quickly!" Trump stated in a Friday assertion. "TruthSocial will battle again towards Massive Tech so we will defend our rights to free expression."
The Freedom Convoy is an ongoing protest, at present stationed on Canada's Parliament Hill, that's demanding the federal and provincial governments reverse all pandemic-related measures.
The group was launched in response to the federal vaccine mandate for cross-border truck drivers, which went into impact January 15. Over every week, truckers and their supporters drove throughout the nation from Vancouver to Ottawa, the nation's capital, the place many protesters have remained even every week after the preliminary rally.
On Wednesday, a GoFundMe web page arrange for the convoy was halted by the platform after the fundraiser amassed greater than 10 million Canadian dollars in crowdsourced donations.
GoFundMe stated that the web page was on pause and beneath evaluation "to make sure it complies with our phrases of service and relevant legal guidelines and laws."
On Friday, Trump slammed the suspension and promised Canadian protesters that nothing of the kind would occur on his new platform.
"Fb is canceling the accounts of Freedom Convoy USA, and GoFundMe is denying entry to funds that belong to the Freedom Convoy. That is unacceptable and very harmful in any nation that values free expression," the previous president stated.
"Fb and Massive Tech are in search of to destroy the Freedom Convoy of Truckers," Trump continued. "The Freedom Convoy is peacefully protesting the cruel insurance policies of far left lunatic Justin Trudeau who has destroyed Canada with insane Covid mandates. Now, fortunately, the Freedom Convoy may very well be coming to DC with American Truckers who need to protest Biden's ridiculous Covid insurance policies."
Newsweek reached out to a Trudeau spokesperson for remark however didn't hear again earlier than publication.
This is not the primary time Trump has expressed assist for the Freedom Convoy.
Talking in entrance of a crowd in Conroe, Texas, final weekend, Trump referred to as the Canadian protesters "courageous" and "nice" for standing up towards federal vaccine mandates.
"Canadian Truckers—you've got been studying about it—who're resisting, bravely, these lawless mandates and doing extra to defend American freedom than our personal leaders by far," he stated. "We wish these nice Canadian truckers to know that we're with all of them the way in which. They're actually displaying one thing."
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