{"id":1421099,"date":"2022-04-06T06:59:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T10:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1421099"},"modified":"2022-04-06T07:00:30","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T11:00:30","slug":"devin-nunes-says-truth-social-isnt-intimidated-by-elon-musk-and-twiter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/devin-nunes-says-truth-social-isnt-intimidated-by-elon-musk-and-twiter\/","title":{"rendered":"Devin Nunes says Truth Social Isn\u2019t Intimidated by Elon Musk and Twiter"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdevin-nunes-says-truth-social-isnt-intimidated-by-elon-musk-and-twiter%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1421099&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<p>The man running former President Donald Trump&#8217;s social network is promising big things at a time when <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/truth-social-faces-conservative-criticism-for-censorship-as-it-surges-in-popularity\">Truth Social<\/a> appears to be in dire straits.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/devin-nunes-expects-many-more-durham-indictments\">Devin Nunes, the congressman<\/a> who left office to become the CEO of the Trump Media &#038; Technology Group, talked up his nascent app while downplaying the significance of <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/substack-vp-tells-elon-musk-haters-leaving-twitter-do-not-come-work-here\">billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk<\/a> buying the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/elon-musk-pushes-for-twitter-edit-button-after-becoming-largest-shareholder\">largest stake in Twitter<\/a> and joining its board.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nunes said on Tuesday that Musk &#8220;supposedly&#8221; wants to &#8220;reopen free speech&#8221; on Twitter but knocked the Tesla CEO for &#8220;going to a platform that is full of thousands of people that clearly don&#8217;t like Republicans and are very hardcore left-wing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The interview, which took place on the <i>Just The News \u2014 Not Noise<\/i> show with hosts John Solomon and Amanda Head, happened after Twitter reported that there are <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/twitter-says-no-plans-to-reinstate-trump-as-elon-musk-takes-a-seat-on-board\">no plans to reinstate Trump<\/a>, who was banned after the Capitol riot, even as Musk tweeted that he is eager to work with the company to <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/musk-joins-twitter-board-promising-significant-improvements\">&#8220;make significant improvements&#8221;<\/a> in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/how-musk-could-use-the-free-speech-leverage-granted-by-his-twitter-stock-buy\">HOW MUSK COULD USE THE FREE-SPEECH LEVERAGE GRANTED BY HIS TWITTER STOCK BUY<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Nunes promised Truth Social will be &#8220;the home&#8221; for all those who have been barred from Twitter. &#8220;I don&#8217;t foresee much changing at Twitter,&#8221; he said, adding that what people are witnessing now is &#8220;nice window dressing&#8221; to cover for &#8220;social media tech tyrants.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" \/><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" \/><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" \/><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" \/><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" \/><source data-image-size=\"1060x600\" \/><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">\n                Devin Nunes left Congress to become the CEO of the Trump Media &#038; Technology Group.<br \/>\n               <\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\">\n                (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)\n               <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" \/><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" \/><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" \/><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" \/><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" \/><source data-image-size=\"1060x600\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" alt=\"Elon Musk\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/06070020\/90-12 1x, http:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/06070028\/90-13 2x\" width=\"1060\" height=\"612\" src=\"http:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/06070020\/90-12\" \/><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">\n                Elon Musk said he is eager to work with Twitter to &#8220;make significant improvements&#8221; in the coming months.<br \/>\n               <\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\">\n                (Susan Walsh\/AP)\n               <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Truth Social has been beset by troubling reports in recent days, including a buddy rollout and revelations that <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2022\/04\/05\/trump-truth-social-media-failure\/\">multiple executives have quit<\/a>, investors are pulling out, and <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/truth-social-saw-93-decrease-in-sign-ups-in-first-month-report\">sign-ups have dropped 93%<\/a> since going live on Presidents&#8217; Day. Trump himself has yet to <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2022\/03\/05\/truth-social-emptiness-donald-trump-00014355\">post<\/a> more than <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/donald-trump-truth-social-twitter-b2029008.html\">once<\/a> on the social network since its launch, and access has also been limited by its exclusivity to the Apple App Store.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Nunes did not address any of the hardships Truth Social may be facing \u2014 though he did insist the app is &#8220;already getting massive engagement by the users that we&#8217;ve let on so far&#8221; \u2014 and he spoke optimistically about what is ahead.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think quickly here, we&#8217;re moving faster and faster towards being able to bring everybody on the platform, and then also we&#8217;re going to have the web application open soon. And in addition to that, I think we&#8217;re making some progress possibly on the Google Play store. We&#8217;ll see. There could be new news with that soon,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The man running former President Donald Trump&#8217;s social network is promising big things at a time when Truth Social appears to be in dire straits. 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