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Former President Donald Trumpwill be back on social media in the near future with his own service, according to one of his senior advisers.

Trump was banned from Twitter following the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. He had been a prolific poster on that platform before and during his presidency.

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"I do think that were going to see President Trump returning to social media in probably about two or three months here, with his own platform," Trump senior adviser Jason Miller told Fox News' "#MediaBuzz" on Sunday. "And this is something that I think will be the hottest ticket in social media, its going to completely redefine the game, and everybody is going to be waiting and watching to see what exactly President Trump does."

Miller said he was unable to provide much more in terms of details at this point, but he did reveal that Trump has been having "high-powered meetings" at Mar-a-Lago with various teams regarding the venture, and that "numerous companies" have approached Trump.

"This new platform is going to be big," Miller said, predicting that Trump will draw"tens of millions of people."

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In the meantime, Miller said that Trump will continue to endorse Republican candidates, teasing one that is expected to come on Monday.

"Pay attention to Georgia tomorrow, on Monday. There's a big endorsement that's coming that's going to really shake things up in the political landscape in Georgia. It's big, it's coming tomorrow, and just be sure to tune in."

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The excerpt below is from The Marathon Dont Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle, byRob Kenner, which was released March 23. Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed in Los Angeles on March 31, 2019.Next Tuesday, March 30, marks five years since his and YGs FDT, the first major anti-Trump protest song, dropped ahead of the 2016 election. The song ultimately kicked off a movement in hip-hop and beyond, and spooked the then-presidential nominee enough that he reportedly pressured YGs record label to censor some of the songs lyrics and the LAPD to shut down the music video shoot. This is the story of how the song came to be.

When its all over all that counts is how the storys told

So write my name down, write my aim down

To do this my way and carve my own lane out.

Nipsey Hussle, Outro, The Marathon Continues (2011)

When Obama was running for president in 2008, the unified power of hip-hop helped lift him to victory. Endorsements by rappers from Jay-Z and Jeezy to Common and Will.I.Am not to mention two cover stories in Vibe magazine helped to mobilize record turnout among a coalition of young voters from various cultures, ethnic groups, and economic backgrounds. Eight years later, America was faced with the most openly racist candidate in modern history, but the popular resistance was in disarray. Somebody needed to step up, harness the awesome power of hip-hop, and speak with a clear voice, calling Trump out on his bullshit. Los Angeles rapper YG and Nipsey Hussle were locking in to start work on their collaborative album, as outrage against Trump was reaching a fever pitch. Everywhere I went, everybodys findin out all the real shit about him, YG recalled. He and Nip were always talking about using their platform to make a bold statement about real issues. As YG put it, they aspired to do stuff other motherfuckers are not doing. So we finally hit the studio and really did it.

Over the last couple of years Trumps been foreshadowing that hes going to run, said Nipsey. I thought it was a joke. I knew he was a big celebrity, but I didnt know it was possible for him to become president.

Hussle noticed that the power of the Trump brand was working in his favor. When you think about the 2016 election, all you really hear is Trump, he observed. You know Hillary, you know Bernie, but it seems like Trumps name and voice is louder than the rest of them. So it was like, Are we actually taking this serious? For Hussle, Trump was just a privileged rich dude that got an out-of-touch view of the world. That made me like, dude is definitely out of his mind and our country sounded crazy for even taking him as a legitimate candidate. We werent feeling him, YG said. The world wasnt feeling him.

Having grown up in L.A., both YG and Hussle found Trumps attacks on Mexican Americans particularly offensive. I went to Paramount High School, YG recalled. It was probably like 95.9 percent Latino All my homies grew up with Latino next-door neighbors, tryin to talk to they sisters and shit. Hussle had always discouraged Black-on-brown (as well as Black-on-Black) conflict. Thats divide and conquer, thats Willie Lynch, he told Davey D back in 2006. I feel like we got a common enemy, so I dont feel we got time to be beefin. In the decade since then, Hussle had put those views into practice, bringing different hoods and cultures together within his team, including his Mexican-born business partner and road manager Jorge Peniche.

The way Trump was campaigning was really affecting my guy, said Hussle, who gained a new appreciation for the impact of Trumps rhetoric. His situation was really in jeopardy. And watchin on TV, we like, Thats not right. This dude went to college. This dude is a good person. I saw it up close and personal. Fortunately, Peniche was able to work out his situation, but as the son of an immigrant himself, Hussle knew that many others were still in jeopardy. Moreover, Hussle had a sizable Mexican fan base turning out for his concerts and supporting his movement. I felt like they needed somebody to ride for em, Nip said. Because we relate in the struggle, and poverty, and not havin shit, and bein incarcerated we relate. So that message aint something we feel neither.

By the time Black people started getting thrown out of Trump rallies, YG felt they had no choice but to act. Trump was taking it too far. One day he put it to Nip: Look, bro, if we doin a project called Two of AmeriKKKaz Most Wanted, we gotta have a song called Fuck Donald Trump. Nip thought the idea was tight, like a 2016 version of N.W.A.s Fuck tha Police.

His exact words, as YG remembered them, were: Cuz, on Six-Owe, I feel you! Lets do it!

Everything unfolded quickly from that point. YG knew exactly which beat he wanted to use. When he explained the concept to DJ Swish, the producer thought it was something YG was doing for fun. I never thought this would be popular, Swish said, but it fits well with the times. DJ Mustard and Young Thug happened to be in the studio when the vocals were laid down. We heard it back through the speakers and we already knew this was powerful, Hussle later recalled. YG thought Nip should be the one to rap the verses. You always talk about real shit, he said. I be on some turnt-up burnt-out shit. But Nip challenged YG to set it off.

Nah, you rap it! Hussle said, and YG didnt hesitate. As soon as he laid down his first verse evoking the Rodney King riots and saying Im bout to turn Black Panther / Dont let Donald Trump win, that nigga cancer! everybody started looking around like, We should lock the door and finish this. Me as an artist, Nip as an artist, we very straight up and down, YG said later. It is what it is. It aint no hidden messages when we rapping. You gon know what the fuck we talkin bout. By the final verse, YG and Nip were going back and forth, making plans to form a coalition that would disrupt Trumps campaign by uniting the same people Trump sought to divide.

Hold up, Nip, tell the world how you fuck with Mexicans, YG said, after mentioning his Mexican plug and the Mexican mechanic who fixes the hydraulics on his lowrider. It wouldnt be the USA without Mexicans, Nip replied a statement that cut to the heart of Trumps xenophobic attacks, and one that rang especially true in border states like California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. While calling for Black love and brown pride, YG and Hussle were also demonstrating the possibility of reconciliation between red and blue.

With inspiration flowing, the record was done in less than an hour. In case anybody missed the significance of what was going on, YG closed out the song with a promise to pay Trump a visit. When your L.A. rally? We gon crash your shit!

As soon as they knocked out the vocals, YG turned to Nip. Im like, Ay, bro you ready?

What you talkin bout? Nip replied.

You ready for what might come with this? he said, on a serious note. Like, niggas gonna get banned from shows. All the police, all them people, gonna be on us.

We already get backlash. We already cant do this and this and this, Nip replied. Fuck it. Lets make it worth something.

They called the song FDT and dropped it on March 30, 2016.

Hip-hops powerful rebuke of the presumptive Republican candidate set the internet ablaze. The final version of the track included a sound bite of Trump talking about building his great wall on the Mexican border (and getting Mexico to pay for it!) as well as a clip of Tahjila Davis speaking about getting thrown out of the Trump rally. We tryna touch the people, YG told Billboard after the song was released. We tryna motivate all the young people to vote. Really take your time cause its important, you feel me? If not, it could be all bad for us.

FDT represented much more than just two rappers dissing a controversial politician. A Blood and a Crip had come together to make a song repping for Mexicans whose L.A. street culture dates back even farther than the Slausons and the Businessmen. As hard as Nip and YG went in their verses, they still made space for open-minded white folks to join the movement. If historian Mike Davis was right when he said, I dont think theres anything the police fear more than an end to gang warfare, then FDT had to be their worst nightmare.

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Before his presidency, Donald Trump was frequently seen flying around the world in his eye-catching Boeing 757. Dubbed Trump Force One following its appearance on the campaign trail in 2016, the jet went largely unused once Trump took office and began flying on government transport instead. So, where is it now?

Before he was allowed to use a converted Boeing 747 under the Air Force One callsign for his trips, Donald Trump used to jet around the world in his own personal Boeing 757. Affectionately dubbed Trump Force One, the aircraft has been sitting idle since Trump took up the US presidency in January 2017.

During his time at the White House, Trump Force One operated a few executive trips for the Trump Organization, but in mid-2019, was placed into long-term storage at Stewart International Airport. Its maintenance was overdue, and Trump didnt think he would need it again for at least another four years.

There were rumors it would come out of mothballs ahead of his departure from the White House in January. However, there was a big problem one engine had been removed. A loan engine was reportedly being sought to enable the jet to fly to Citadel Completions in Louisiana for maintenance. That engine was never found, and Trump flew to Mar-a-Largo on board the VC-25A Air Force One 747.

As of today, the 757 remains stranded in Stewart, north of New York. The almost 30-year-old aircraft is still in need of an engine, a Rolls-Royce RB211, to get it ferried for maintenance. All that costs money, and it doesnt seem to be an investment Trump is keen to make right now.

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For most aircraft owners, storage has become a hot topic in recent months. With airlines keen to keep their grounded jets in good order, desert storage locations have become the location of choice. The warm, dry conditions are ideally suited to keeping aircraft in tip-top shape, and have seen the likes of Victorville, Alice Springs and Teruel in Spain filling up with planes.

New York Stewart International Airport, in Orange County, is not such a super place to keep an aircraft. Although the summer is warm and often dry, the winter can be cold, with temperatures dropping to seven degrees C (44 F) or below. The cold season can bring with it plenty of rain, and sometimes also snow, making for a poor storage environment for aircraft.

With the 757 unable to fly, Trump has been left to fly in his smaller corporate jet. His Cessna 750 Citation X has frequently been spotted flying between Palm Beach and LaGuardia. Seating just eight passengers, its not as luxurious as the 757, and doesnt have his name on the side.

Trumps 757 was once his pride and joy. It featured front and center in his 2016 presidential campaign, with several rallies held at airports with the plane as a backdrop. Its a lavishly appointed VIP space, with cream leather seats, 24-karat gold fixings and a huge master bedroom.

But Trump doesnt have cash to burn, as 2020 has taken its toll on the billionaires worth. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, his net worth is down to $2.3 billion from $3 billion before his presidency. For now, it seems that Trump is condemned to rely on his somewhat less glamorous Cessna Citation.

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By Brett Clarkson, South Florida Sun Sentinel

Missing Donald Trumps tweets? Apparently the former president is coming back to social media, this time on his own platform, a spokesman told Fox News on Sunday.

Jason Miller, one of Trumps senior advisers, said Trumps new platform will be the hottest ticket in social media and that it will completely redefine the game.

Miller said he couldnt provide much in the way of specifics about the new Trump social media venture, but he said he expected it to be online in about two to three months.

Trump has been off Twitter since January, when the social media giant suspended his account after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, a riot that resulted in five deaths. His Facebook and Instagram accounts were also suspended.

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Donald Trump will be back on social media with 'his own platform,' says adviser Jason Miller - The Gazette

Former President Donald Trump willmake a triumphantreturn to social media within the next few months and with his own servicethat will completely redefine the game,his top adviser said Sunday.

Jason Miller told Fox News Media Buzz that the former commander-in-tweet will be back online in two to three months, and will launch a new platform that he claimed would attract tens of millions of users.I do think were going to see President Trump returning to social media in probably about two or three months here with his own platform, Miller said. This is something that I think will be the hottest ticket in social media.

Its going to completely redefine the game, and everybody is going to be waiting and watching to see what exactly President Trump does, but it will be his own platform,Miller said.

Miller wouldnt go into detail about the new platform but said the former president has been holdinga lot of high-powered meetings at his Mar-a-Lago Florida resort and numerous companies are interested in helping to get it off the ground.

Twitter dropped Trump from its platform in January just days after a mob of his supporters marched on the Capitol as Congress was certifying the 2020 election for President Biden.

The crowd surged past law enforcement officers and smashed windows and doors to gain entrance to the federal building where they ransacked a number of congressional offices. Five people died as a result of the mayhem, including a Capitol Police officer.

Twitter said Trump was permanently suspended because he was inciting violence, cutting him off from his 88.6 million followers.

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Donald Trump returning to social media in 2-to-3 months with own platform: aide - New York Post

While former President Donald Trump and Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have been at odds with one another since Trump left office, both agree that removing the filibuster would ruin the Republican Party.

In a new podcast interview with Lisa Boothe, Trump warned Republicans that any efforts to eliminate the long-standing Senate filibuster would cause severe damage to the party.

Trump said McConnell was "hanging by a thread and if they get rid of the filibuster, if they knock it out, it will be catastrophic for the Republican Party."

McConnell, who has long advocated for keeping the filibuster, has also warned about abolishing the rule that allows the minority party in the Senate to force a debate on any issue before a vote.

"Rules like the filibuster, which requires 60 votes to advance most legislation, exist to block bad ideas from becoming law and to encourage bipartisan solutions. This design also stabilizes national policy from swinging with every shift of the political winds," McConnell wrote in an op-ed published by The Courier Journal on Monday. "The legislative filibuster is the essence of the Senate."

"The filibuster stops radical schemes like the Green New Deal and socialized health care that would devastate the Bluegrass," the senator wrote. "It protects Jeffersontown and Shively from being steamrolled by Brooklyn and San Francisco. Last year, the voters rehired me to use Kentucky's veto and protect our values."

Members of both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party have long used the filibuster to block legislative pushes from the opposing side. But with a tied Senate and two swing moderate Democrats who threaten the Biden administration's agenda, Senate Majority Chuck Schumer is facing mounting pressure from progressives to remove the filibuster.

Moving to a simple majority requirement in the Senate would allow for the Democrats to pass more of their bills, with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie, but it would significantly limit the power of the Republican Party.

President Joe Biden, who spent more than three decades in the Senate, has signaled that he is in support of the filibuster.

Last week, Biden said, "You've got to work for the filibuster. It is almost getting to the point where democracy is having a hard time functioning."

Although Trump agreed with McConnell on the Senate provision, the former president continued to criticize McConnell for failing to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

"But if you look at what happened in the election, Mitch McConnell should've fought. You know, he did nothing. He should've fought. They should've fought. That could never have, that could never have happened to a Democrat," Trump told Boothe on Monday."

"What happened to us with the presidential election could never have happened to the Democrats," he continued. "You would have had a revolution if the tables were turned, you would have literally had a revolution. And guys like Mitch McConnell, they don't fight. And now he's hanging by a thread. He's hanging by a thread."

Newsweek reached out to the Republican National Committee for comment but did not hear back before publication.

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