Mar 7, 2024,10:22pm EST
Just minutes into President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech, a series of outages beset former President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform, hindering Trump’s preparations for a live rebuttal of the president’s annual speech.
Crucial Details Veracity Just after 9 p.m. on Thursday, social media users reported problems on the website, according to the Downdetector outage tracker website, which had logged over 3,000 claims of outages by 9:30 p.m.
On Trump’s page, a minutes-long loading wheel welcomed users and promised live commentary during the address; however, after multiple attempts, the page rebooted.
When members of Congress and federal officials started filing into the chamber at 10 p.m., Trump had already posted about the address on Truth Social more than twenty times.
In the Thursday sequence of posts, the former president attacked Biden for being late to the speech, backed Capitol rioters on January 6, asserted that Republicans are “stronger on IVF than the Democrats,” and called Biden “angry and crazy.”
Crucial Quote
“I will promptly rectify any and all erroneous claims, particularly concerning the border and his weaponization of the Department of Justice, FBI, [attorney generals], and District Attorneys to pursue his Political Rival, ME (an unprecedented action in this Nation! ),” Trump posted on Truth Social on Wednesday.
IMPORTANT NUMBER 13.
In his speech, Biden will use the term “predecessor” that many times, as per the transcript of his words. He intends to avoid mentioning Trump by name.
ESSENTIAL PREFACE
Almost eight months to the day before the general election, in which Biden is anticipated to challenge Trump in a historic rematch, Biden gave the speech. The speech is viewed as a pivotal point in Biden’s reelection campaign, a chance for him to refute the unfavorable stories that have been spread about his age and mental capacity, his support for Israel-Hamas war policy, and his worries about immigration and the economy. Beginning his remarks, Biden chastised Trump for his close relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, his management of the Covid-19 outbreak, and his involvement in the Capitol rioting on January 6.