Staff Reports
The Joe Biden campaign took a bold step on Monday by joining President Trump’s Truth Social platform. They posted their first ‘truth’ and asked for “converts,” but it didn’t go over well with some users. The post received a sarcastic response from an account called Pepe Lives Matter, who praised Biden for supposedly waking people up to the idea that presidents are just puppets for those in power. The response also referenced Biden’s stories about Corn Pop and his use of the term “Joe Biden’s husband.” The sarcasm continued with the statement, “You are truly the red pill that keeps on giving.”
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Conservative journalist Raheem Kassam also chimed in, rejecting the idea of converting to “Satanism.” Conservative influencer Benny Johnson expressed his disbelief in how the Biden campaign thought their post would be received. The skepticism surrounding the Biden campaign’s intentions continued with the release of a second post, which used a clip of Ron DeSantis claiming that Trump had added $7.8 trillion to the national debt. This was seen as an attempt to sow division among the MAGA movement.
Joe Biden just joined Truth Social.
*instant ratio* pic.twitter.com/DnYCJ2bo4P
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 16, 2023
The Biden campaign just posted its first Truth Social post, and I just became the first person to welcome them to the platform pic.twitter.com/UdYy6iGxrN
— George (@BehizyTweets) October 16, 2023
"Stay out of MAGA country!"
Joe Biden campaign is getting obliterated on Truth Social. pic.twitter.com/ZiDmBoDAbK
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) October 16, 2023
The Biden campaign defended their actions by stating they were just trying to have “a little fun” on Truth Social and hold the MAGA movement accountable on their own platform. President Trump’s campaign spokesperson, Steven Cheung, saw this as a sign that the Biden team recognized the popularity of Truth Social as a platform for real news. Cheung dismissed Biden’s attempts to spread misinformation and distract from his own record, stating that they would be “ratio’d to oblivion” (meaning heavily criticized and ignored).
In the midst of all this, President Trump himself spoke out against a gag order placed on him by a DC judge. He claimed to be the only politician in history who was not allowed to criticize people, adding that he’s been indicted more times than Alphonse Capone. Trump expressed his willingness to go to jail to defeat Biden, believing that preventing him from speaking was an attempt to take away his power. He also suggested that Biden’s actions were a desperate response to his own declining poll numbers.
In summary, the Joe Biden campaign’s entrance into the Truth Social platform was met with sarcasm and skepticism from conservative users. They questioned the campaign’s intentions and dismissed their attempts to spread misinformation. Meanwhile, President Trump took the opportunity to criticize Biden and highlight his own perceived persecution.
