Truth Social is a mind-bending win for Donald Trump
And disturbing evidence of how he destabilises reality for Americans
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Since shares in Donald Trump’s media firm began trading publicly on March 26th, their value has slid by more than half, prompting headlines, and some crowing from the left, about the decline. Which still seems less newsworthy than that anyone is buying at all: even at roughly $26 per share, investors are prizing Mr Trump’s social-media platform, Truth Social, at a heroic value relative to its performance or apparent potential.
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This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Truth Social is a win for Donald Trump”
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