April 4 (Reuters) – The two Southern tech entrepreneurs had the two qualities that Donald Trump’s Truth Social startup needed: tech-industry expertise and a politically conservative worldview aligned with the former president, a rare combination in the liberal-leaning industry centered in San Francisco.
Josh Adams and Billy Boozer – the company’s chiefs of technology and product development – joined the venture last year and quickly became central players in its bid to build a social-media empire, backed by Trump’s powerful brand, to counter what many conservatives deride as “cancel culture” censorship from the left.
Less than a year later, both have resigned their senior posts at a critical juncture for the company’s smartphone-app release plans, according to two sources familiar with the venture.
The departures followed the troubled launch of the company’s iPhone app on Feb. 20. Weeks later, many users remain on a waiting list, unable to access the platform. Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) Chief Executive Devin Nunes, a former Republican congressman, said publicly that the company aimed to make the app fully operational within the United States by the end of March.
The company has an app for iPhones but no app for Android phones, which comprise more than 40% of the U.S. market, though the company has advertised seeking an engineer to build one.
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Two key figures in the launch of Trump's Truth Social have resignedhttps://t.co/jO8GlgKEAK
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) April 4, 2022
Stock in Trump-linked SPAC falls after Truth Social executives resign https://t.co/G0TxlNnSdn pic.twitter.com/oDpe6DKHEA
— The Hill (@thehill) April 4, 2022
In addition to the "hate to see it" Schadenfreude, this is a reminder that Trumpers don't really want a welcoming place to talk to each other in peace. They want to be in the place where everyone else is, so they can be annoying trolls.
It was never about free speech. https://t.co/54Jl3ADbsq— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) April 5, 2022
You’d think they’d at least adapt the endless stream of dumb emails into posts for his social media thing. https://t.co/htghp8o5MG
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) April 5, 2022
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