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Trump aide Jason Miller on Wednesday said that the page, which
had been called "From the Desk of Donald J. Trump," would not be
returning.
"It was just auxiliary to the broader efforts we have and are
working on," Miller said in an email to Reuters.
Plans for the Republican former president to launch a social
media platform have been teased for months by Trump's team but
with little detail.
"I'm hoping to have more information on the broader efforts
soon, but I do not have a precise awareness of timing," Miller
said.
The blog page, which was billed as a place to "speak freely and
safely," served as a one-way means of communication that
contained posts from Trump that could be liked and shared to
social networks such as Twitter and Facebook from which Trump
remains blocked.
A slew of social media platforms barred him following the Jan. 6
riot at the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.
Twitter Inc, which Trump had used frequently, has said its ban
is permanent, even if he runs for office again. Before being
banned, the businessman-turned-politician had more than 88
million followers.
Facebook Inc's independent oversight board determined that the
company was correct to suspend Trump but criticized it for the
ban's indefinite nature. In May, the oversight board gave
Facebook six months to determine a proportionate response to the
case.
Alphabet Inc's YouTube has said it will restore Trump's channel
when it decides that the risk of violence has decreased.
(Reporting by Elizabeth Culliford; Editing by Will Dunham)
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