The White House wants you to know it was the #1 News app in the App Store.
That revamped Trump admin app (now offering access to Trump TV) apparently bounced up to the top of the News list this week. You might think that securing access to the Strait of Hormuz or really anything else would be the federal government’s focus, but hey, it had the number one app in a category, and as David Pierce wrote in February, the very best thing about that is “being able to tell people you were number one.” The app has since slipped to #2 in news behind X, and to #96 overall. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/white-house-app.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
That revamped Trump admin app (now offering access to Trump TV) apparently bounced up to the top of the News list this week. You might think that securing access to the Strait of Hormuz or really anything else would be the federal government’s focus, but hey, it had the number one app in a category, and as David Pierce wrote in February, the very best thing about that is “being able to tell people you were number one.” The app has since slipped to #2 in news behind X, and to #96 overall. [Image:
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