The Trump administration announced the launch of the White House app on Friday, promising news “straight from the source, no filter.”
The administration announcement followed a series of social media teases in recent days, causing frenzied speculation about what was coming.
Upon opening the app, users were greeted with a short video featuring snippets of Trump at work. From there, technical difficulties took over.
“Connection issue; Unable to load content right now; Try again,” read a message on screen.
The app includes sections labeled “news,” “live,” “social,” and “gallery” — all of which were empty at launch on Friday morning.
Trump, a habitual social media user, has increased the White House’s social media presence, adding an official TikTok account.
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