Since just 3% of Americans use platform Trump owns, public may be unaware of his mental state and performance

When Donald Trump has something to say, he takes to Truth Social.

Trump has used the platform to announce policies on everything from the economy to travel bans, making declarations that are key for Americans seeking information about his government.

Perhaps just as importantly, Americans could be missing out on understanding Trump’s mental state and his performance in office. On at least one occasion Trump has appeared to be confused about whether or not certain AI videos are real on Truth Social. In early December, the president posted 158 times on the platform in three hours, raising questions not just about his increasingly unusual behavior, but also how he is spending his time.

But few Americans will have witnessed this erratic, and revealing, behavior directly because just 3% of people in the US use Truth Social.