Trump closes his ‘beacon of freedom’ website a month after launching it

Jason Miller, senior aide to former president, confirms closing of the From the Desk of Donald J Trump' online communication tool

Donald Trump has discontinued the blog-type website he launched in a fanfare less than a month ago as a beacon of freedom" and a place to speak freely and safely".

Jason Miller, a senior aide to the former US president, confirmed the closing of the From the Desk of Donald J Trump" online communication tool in a statement to CNBC on Wednesday, just weeks after billing the venture as a great resource" for his boss's musings.