Donald Trump’s new social media platform, Truth Social, has gone live in the Apple App Store, with a number of right-wing figures already sharing their accounts.

It was previously reported that the launch date would be Monday, February 21, to coincide with President’s Day, though a full rollout may not happen until March.

Early Monday morning, a number of high profile personalities shared on Twitter that they had created their Truth Social accounts, and many other people also appeared to join them who had not pre-ordered the app from the Apple Store. .

Among those who have already shared their accounts are Republican Congresswoman Madison Cawthorn from North Carolina, Trump-endorsed Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, far-right Arizona Senator Wendy Rogers , Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and Ryan Fournier, founder of Students for Trump.

As noted by Fox News, other prominent conservatives who have joined the “free speech” social network include Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, Fox News’ Sean Hannity and Dan Bongino.

The launch did not go smoothly, however. Many people were placed in long queues, sometimes with tens of thousands more ahead of them, as they tried to create an account. Others have reported seeing error messages after setting up their profiles.

Of course, one of the main GOP figures who has created an account on Truth Social is Trump himself. The former president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., previously shared on Twitter a screenshot of what is believed to be his father’s first post on Truth Social ahead of its launch on the Apple Store.

” Prepare yourselves ! Your favorite president will see you soon! Trump’s message read.

The screenshot also confirmed previous reports that Truth Social, created by the Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), is nearly identical to Twitter’s interface. Trump was banned from the social media site over fears he was using it to incite his supporters to commit more violence in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack.

Speaking ahead of the rollout of Apple’s App Store, former Congressman Devin Nunes, a California Republican who resigned to become TMTG’s chief executive in January, said he hopes Truth Social will pass. by those who have been “kicked out of social media” in the past few years.

“It’s just that it’s really, really emotional for me to see people who are on the platform having their voices cancelled. And that’s our main goal here is to give people back their voices. “, Nunes told Fox News. Sunday morning futures.

Social media pundits have already questioned whether Truth Social, another right-wing “free speech” app in the same vein as Gab, Gettr and Parler, would prove successful if only conservatives used it.

“There’s a whole social network for beer lovers where they can get together and post beer reviews,” said Kristina Lerman, a computer science research professor at the Institute for Information Science at the University of Southern California. Time.

“It’s great that such a community exists where like-minded people can meet. But that doesn’t mean this type of niche community will be appealing to the general public.”

TMTG has been contacted for comment.