After Harris' rejection, Trump receives a slap in the face on his own platform

Watson After Harris' rejection, Trump receives a slap in the face on his own platform Anne-Kathrin Hamilton • 5 hours • 3 minutes reading time It is considered a place of retreat, a "safe space" for Donald Trump and his supporters: the social platform "Truth Social". After the ex-president was banned from Twitter (now X) following the storming of the Capitol in 2021, he simply founded his own microblogging website based on Twitter. "Truth Social" quickly turned into an echo chamber for Trump and his MAGA fans. MAGA stands for Trump's campaign slogan "Make America Great Again", under which a veritable cult has developed. USA: "Trump is a coward" is trending on his own platform On his own platform, of all places, where Trump hardly has to fear criticism or fact-checking of his statements, "Trump is a coward" is now trending. A hard slap in the face for the 78-year-old. The reason for the attack against Trump is his recent cancellation of the TV debate against his new challenger Kamala Harris. He had previously agreed to the liberal US broadcaster ABC, but now he insists on holding the duel against Harris on the conservative broadcaster Fox News. According to US media, Harris was ready to take part in the originally scheduled debate and hoped that Trump would also come. But according to some users of "Truth Social", he is now pulling his tail between his legs. "Trump skipped the ABC debate and needs his safe space Fox News because he's a scared little b****," writes one user under the viral hashtag #trumpisacoward. The hashtag also trended on the X platform and since Sunday on Trump's "Truth Social". The hashtag #trumpisacoward currently occupies first place in the trending list (as of August 5, 2024) ahead of #Jesus, #Faith and #Truth. However, the criticism against Trump does not seem to come primarily from his loyal MAGA supporters. The users are mainly anti-Trumpers who probably want to shake up "Truth Social" - with success. Things are not going too well for the Republican at the moment. The latest poll by the US broadcaster CBS is also not putting Trump in a good mood. US election 2024: Harris catches up with Trump in poll The US Vice President and likely Democratic presidential candidate Harris has overtaken Trump in a CBS poll. The 59-year-old has a one percent lead over the Republican nationwide. In the so-called swing states that are crucial for the presidential election on November 5, Harris and Trump are neck and neck. Explosive: Before US President Joe Biden withdrew as presidential candidate, Trump was still five percentage points ahead of him. These are impressive numbers for Harris, who has only been in the race for a little over two weeks after 81-year-old Biden withdrew from the race due to increasing pressure over doubts about his mental and physical fitness. Meanwhile, there is still great anticipation as to who Harris will choose as her running mate. Harris has to announce the name of her so-called running mate by Monday because she wants to go on a nationwide campaign tour with him on Tuesday. This starts on Tuesday evening in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is also considered a hot candidate for the office.