Why without Facebook donaldjtrump.com takes you to his donation page. It's the lost dollar spigot.

Yesterday I gave you a way to look at Trump’s new blog without having to click any links.

www.dailykos.com/...

I noted that instead of having the simple donaldjtrump dot com web address (right) take you directly to his blog it took you to his donation page.

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I was curious as to why it didn’t take people who typed in the simple address in their address bar take them directly to his blog. Yesterday I wrote:

I wondered why Trump wouldn’t have set up his new communication tool so donaldjtrump dot com would go directly to his so-called “desk” or message page. The only reason I could think of is that he still wanted to make money off the old web address. It has three places to donate (my red arrows) and two places to send in your email (my white arrows):

In order to get to the crappola you have to click on one of these:

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Now we know why:

Trumpland thought he’d get back on Facebook. Now, they’re anxious and scrambling. Politico 

Emphasis added:

The ruling by the Facebook oversight board meant that Trump would remain off the platform for the foreseeable future and, perhaps, well beyond should the company make the ban permanent. In practical terms, the main driver of Republican Party enthusiasm would be less omnipresent in voters’ lives — a reality that sparked fear for some GOP operatives. As for Trump, he would remain without one of the great money-raising spigots in all of politics as his political operation geared up for a possible 2024 run.

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Trump used his oversize presence on Facebook to not only amplify his message but to tap into a vast network of grassroots, small dollar donors. Advertising on Facebook was a major focus of his 2020 campaign effort, with nearly $140 million spent on the platform.