House Rep. Nunes resigned last month to lead former President Donald Trump’s effort to launch a social media platform intended to rival Twitter. A statement from the Trump Media & Technology group said Nunes would serve as chief executive officer, beginning January.
A statement Monday from the Trump Media & Technology group said Nunes would serve as chief executive officer, beginning in January 2022. The company is preparing to launch a social media platform intended to rival competitors, including Twitter, which blocked Trump’s account in January following the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol.
Nunes’ decision comes at a time when his political future in California appeared in possible jeopardy — draft maps released in the once-a-decade realignment of congressional districts suggested he would face a challenging reelection in the 2022 midterms. Those maps will not be finalized until later this month.
Trump talked up the hire when he called into his former press secretary’s show on the conservative Newsmax channel Monday evening. Trump announced the launch of his media company in October. The company says its plans include the creation of "Truth Social," a Twitter-style social media app, as well as a subscription-based video streaming service that will feature entertainment programming, news and podcasts. Trump is listed as the company’s chair.
The ethics panel cleared Nunes a year later, but Nunes had already recused himself from the Russia probe.
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