It was ranked as one of the most active communities on Reddit. The community was banned in June 2020 for violating Reddit rules on harassment and targeting. Initially created in June 2015 following the announcement of Trump's presidential campaign, the community grew to over 790,000 subscribers who described themselves as ' Patriots'. R/The_Donald was a subreddit where participants created discussions and Internet memes in support of U.S. Banned (since June 29, 2020 3 years ago ( )).