Mr. Trump would still find ways to reach his followers without Facebook and Twitter, of course. Newspapers and cable news stations, which have long treated anything a president said as inherently newsworthy, might not be able to resist giving Mr. Trump airtime and attention even when he is a private citizen. (On Wednesday night, Gab’s chief executive, Andrew Torba, said he was “in the process of connecting with President Trump’s team” about setting up the president’s account.) He added that even if Mr. Trump emerged on anther platform, it would likely be as a diminished voice. Losing his Twitter and Facebook accounts permanently might even make Mr. Trump less likely to run for president again in 2024, an idea he has reportedly floated in private conversations.

Source: International New York Times January 07, 2021 18:18 UTC