Trump’s post-White House act was still built on outrage, and the business model was starting to look tired
By June 11, 2021, Trump was still running on grievance, and the limits of that formula were getting harder to miss. Facebook had already upheld his suspension and then said on June 4 it would keep him off the platform for two years, a reminder that some of the biggest amplifiers of his politics were no longer available on demand. The deeper problem was not just the ban itself, but how little his post-presidency posture had changed around it.
First recorded Jun 11, 2021·Meaningfully updated Jun 11, 2021
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Trump’s post-White House act was still built on outrage, and the business model was starting to look tired
By June 11, 2021, Trump was still running on grievance, and the limits of that formula were getting harder to miss. Facebook had already upheld his suspension and then said on June 4 it would keep him off the platform for two years, a reminder that some of the biggest amplifiers of his politics were no longer available on demand. The deeper problem was not just the ban itself, but how little his post-presidency posture had changed around it.
By June 11, 2021, Trump was still running on grievance, and the limits of that formula were getting harder to miss. Facebook had already upheld his suspension and then said on June 4 it would keep him off the platform for two years, a reminder that some of the biggest amplifiers of his politics were no longer available on demand. The deeper problem was not just the ban itself, but how little his post-presidency post…
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