š¦Trump Tweets As A Genre
American politicians love social media trolling: The Neal Ungerleider Newsletter #70
So unless youāve been under a rock this past week, you heard Twitter permanently suspended Donald Trumpās account. Lots of other services deplatformed Trump or discontinued offering their services to his team, too -- but letās talk Twitter right now.
There are about 2,000,000 places online where you can read about the *WHY* of the President getting his Twitter account suspended, so Iāll skip that part. Instead, note Trumpāsā¦ distinct Twitter style and why politicians will continue to crib from it for years to come.
Trump Tweets = Genre
Donald Trumpās trademark Twitter use--a mix of bombast, conspiracy theories (remember Trump and birtherism?), gratuitous reposting of memes, retweets from fans and s**tposting--are relatively common for celebrities, but were largely without precedent for a presidential candidate and President. Thatās what made them so unique.
Putting politics to the side, hereās what Trump did differently with Twitter:
USING TWITTER AS A WAY TO BYPASS MEDIATORS: This is the ā¦
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