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DONALD Trump's new app Truth Social has launched but users have been met with error messages and some are stuck in waiting rooms.

His app launched on Sunday night - more than a year after he was banned by Twitter and Facebook following the January 6 Capitol riots.

Donald Trump's app Truth Social has been launched
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Donald Trump's app Truth Social has been launchedCredit: AFP
Users are battling delays while some are stuck in waiting rooms
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Users are battling delays while some are stuck in waiting roomsCredit: Apple

The platform, which claims to encourage free speech, can be downloaded on the Apple App Store but Americans are having problems creating their account.

Some say they were met with error messages when trying to build their profile.

Others commented that they’re stuck in a waiting room with more than 100,000 users.

A message read: “Due to massive demand, we have placed you on our waiting list.”

One Twitter user said: “Tried the Truth social sign up. Got a 404 error message."

Another posted: “I just went through hours of error messages *just* to create an account on Truth Social. Now I’m on a massive waiting list.”

And a third asked: “I am getting Error 405 ‘Not Allowed’ trying to sign up for Truth Social on every device and every browser. “Anyone else having this issue? Anyone know how to fix it.”

Users complained that their device is stuck on validating screens waiting for their profile to be completed.

Devin Nunes, Truth Social’s CEO, told Fox News on Sunday that the app would be “fully operational” by the end of March.

He said: “This week we will begin to roll out on the Apple App Store.

“That’s going to be awesome because we’re going to get so many more people that are going to be on the platform.

“Our goal is, I think we’re going to hit it, I think by the end of March we’re going to be fully operational at least within the United States.”

On Friday, Nunes, who represented California’s 22nd congressional district from 2003-22, called on Americans to follow more accounts on the app.

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And, Donald Trump Jr teased the app’s launch as he tweeted: “Time for some Truth!!!”

He included a screenshot of his father’s first post on his new app.

Last October, spokeswoman Liz Harrington tweeted Trump said he was creating Truth Social, claiming that it would "stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech."

Experts say the app will not be able to stand up to the mainstream social media sites, according to .

They added that the former president's goal of targeting a particular demographic will prevent the social platform from reaching the same heights as Twitter and Facebook.

Trump was permanently suspended from Twitter following the deadly January 6 Capitol riots.

The social media giant said the former president violated the platform’s policy.

And in May when Trump's communication team set up the @DJTDesk account, it was also taken down for “violating the rules.”

In October, he asked a federal judge in Florida to request Twitter to restore his account.

The New Yorker claimed that the tech giant was “coerced” by members of Congress to suspend his account.

His lawyers alleged that the social media company censored the former president and violated his First Amendment rights.

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In July, Trump sued Twitter, Facebook, and Google - as well as their chief executives - alleging that they unlawfully silence conservative viewpoints.

Twitter declined to comment on the filing.

Trump asked a federal judge to restore his Twitter account in October
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Trump asked a federal judge to restore his Twitter account in OctoberCredit: Reuters

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