Presidential Tweets

Posted on December 4, 2016 by mercix26

Donald Trump will be the most interesting President will ever have, and I not talking about his ideas and bills that he will soon be forcing to pass, but I am talking about his constant tweet on Twitter. Where Donald Trump tweets his honest opinions of situations that might relate to him, or his vice president, or even his company. Donald Trump usually explains his progress on his presidential duties, letting the citizens of the United States know that their elected-president is doing his job and insure the promise that he has been expressing from his campaign. I believe that this Donald Trump has the right to say whatever and do whatever he wants on his Twitter, but should the next elected-president always need to say something. Because we all know that many people have not been taking the decision the American people made on Election Day, and so many people tend to express their feelings about Donald Trump. So what I am wondering is that would Donald Trump try to get the last word on an argument that is a negative perspective of him.

For example, the Hamilton incident. Where elected-Vice President Mike Pence was booed by the audience, and not only that, but the cast of the Hamilton production wanted to express something that they felt was important and needed to be said.

“We sir, we are the diverse America, who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us. Our planet, our children, our parents or defend us and uphold our alienable rights, sir. But we truly hope that this show has inspire you to uphold our American values and to work on the behalf of all of us.

Cast member of Hamilton

Now from the beginning of the speech the actors told the audience that their was no booing and that the place should be filled with compassion and respect for one another. In my perspective, from reading the quote and listening to the message, it seem as if the cast was just trying to get their message out. There was no sense of rudeness and when the audience booed against Mike Pence, it was the cast that stopped the audience. It really showed that no matter what Mike Pence stood for the diverse cast made sure to show all their respect, because he will be the new Vice-President. All they wanted to do, was to make sure that their Vice President will respect people for who they are and accept those that happen to be different from others.

Yet that is not the only tweet where Donald Trump shared his opinion. Some of these tweets may look strange and unbelievable, but it also shows that there are a lot of people that truly believe on the opinions of Donald Trump. Not because he his the President, but they believe that he is right, or that he is the victim, or that he knows more than scientist and facts.

In my personal opinion the President should be someone that shouldn’t feel like that he needs to have the last laugh. The President should know when his opinions are valued, and they should also know what the right things should be said. Since some of his tweets give off wrong impression that make him seem like an unfit leader of the US. Yet, it will not stop on Twitter, for both technology and the law have evolved to allow the President of the United States to speak directly to the American people in times of emergency through their phones. Given Donald Trump’s prolific use of social media platforms, it’s worth examining how the president-elect may use this technology to communicate with citizens. This system has never been use, but I have the feeling that our new elected President, will start using this technology to get a hold of the American people.

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eajones2016

December 5, 2016

Of all of the popular social media outlets Twitter was the last one that I got on board with. I don’t currently have a twitter account but I do go on the site every once in a while to see what current events people are feeling inclined to tweet about. Recently there was a shooting in my neighborhood that wasn’t covered on main stream media but Lakewood PD reported this incident on their twitter page so I was able fine out about this situation relatively quickly. This made me see a more practical use of the site. I don’t believe that it is in any way constitutional to limit or censor in anyway what Trump or anyone else says on cites like twitter to the public. I do however see how it would be beneficial for him to carry himself in a more professional way both online and in front of media in general. It seems that in some cases Trump has used Twitter as a platform to whine about something he doesn’t like oppose to focusing on how to resolve issue that hold much more importance then things like how the cast of Hamilton ended their show. If I was part of Trump’s camp I would be focusing on doing as much as possible to unite the divided country that we are today especially on sites like Twitter that draw such massive audiences.

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eajones2016

December 6, 2016

I saw this from the Daily Show with Trevor Noah in regards to Presidential Tweets. Check it out! http://www.cc.com/video-clips/pmw68r/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-president-elect-trump-s-tweetstorm?xrs=synd_FBPAGE_20161206_706191537_The%20Daily%20Show_Video%20with%20Link&linkId=32018094

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tejaselection2016

December 8, 2016

Trump certainly has the right to say whatever he wants on Twitter, just as he has the right to say whatever he wants in person. As we have seen some of his public appearances, he can be incredibly incoherent. (http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/07/07/watch_trump_give_a_startlingly_bizarre_speech_sort_of_about_running_for.html)

While his real life antics have been, and will continue to be, replayed and shared, Twitter is structurally unique. Its 140 character limit encourages the kind of spontaneous, unthinking posting that Trump seems to like. Moreover, its social features encourage those sorts of posts to be the ones that go viral and get constantly retweeted. For someone like Trump, whose personality craves attention, Twitter is the perfect medium — the more outrageous the tweet, the better.

For his own sake, and for the sanity of his staff, he needs a filter. As Elizabeth pointed out, it isn’t beneficial for him to act in the same way once he becomes President and his pattern of crazy tweetstorms is more than likely to further drive people apart.

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ahill19

December 12, 2016

Unfortunately, I don’t think Trump’s Twitter absurdities are unique to Trump himself. Like you pointed out, there are many citizens who follow and believe Trump’s Tweets. The problem can’t be a lack of education, as PEW reported that American adults are more educated than ever before. We’ve talked in class frequently about the pure volume and promulgation of misinformation online and misinformation’s conflation with verifiable fact. We’ve also talked about journalistic ethics and the responsibility of the media (traditional or otherwise, including social media sites) in creating spaces for trustworthy content. I think Trump’s Tweets are a symptom of a society so deeply enmeshed in the chaos of the virtual world, that we can hardly distinguish between fact, opinion, and even outrageous claims without significant effort. If we want the kind of rhetoric that Trump spews to no longer be taken seriously, we, as a society, need to reorder our online world to have accountability and the kind of order that promotes critical and substantive information. We’ve been reduced to a citizenry of outrage and spectacle, and Trump capitalized on our failures in almost every regard.

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chavezla

December 13, 2016

Trump’s Twitter usage is unorthodox for a president and has led to a lot of controversial subjects to be publicized. One example used in the blog was his comments of global warming being a Chinese hoax, a statement which he denied he made during one of the presidential debates. These instances are an interesting insight into the president-elects thought process but are also causing negative repercussions. Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich recently spoke out against his twitter usage stating that “This is not a fireside chat. This is not what FDR did. This isn’t lifting people up. This is actually penalizing people for speaking their minds” referring to criticisms from SNL (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/robert-reich-trump-twitter-cnn_us_5848bcefe4b064104145b4a2). These tweets have influential power when coming from the President of the United States and are likely to continue over the next four years with real consequences.

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adelisamuric96

December 13, 2016

This is such a fascinating topic because one would never expect Twitter to have such a big impact on politics. But as some of our classmates pointed out, social media is what people are now paying attention to. Whether Trump truly is an erratic person who cannot control his tendencies or is being strategic in using Twitter as a way to distract people, the fact of the matter is that people eat it up. On all sides of the political spectrum, there are people who love to believe what he says and there are those who love to hate on him for what he says. Either way, it is free publicity for him. This was especially relevant during the campaign because he was the most talked about candidate in history. Now that he is the President-elect, one would expect him to tone down the retweeting of fake news and the complaining of the subject of the day. However, I understand that Twitter for him is a way to connect to his supporters, but somebody should take away his account before he says something that will get us all in big trouble. Pizzagate is an example that comes to mind of how someone in his own inner circle caused a shooting to occur because they read a fake news story. This is a problem that we all have to address, and it is going to be a long and difficult process. As Alex said, we as a people have to reorganize our virtual world so things like this do not happen again.

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taylorlugomae

December 14, 2016

This was a very good post. I found it to be very informative on what your opinion was on the matter. Trump, being the president-elect has the right to say what he wants, but should do it in a more educated manner. One of the issues that the “Never Trump” individuals had with his temperament was that he was easily baited. His tweets may be defending his character or those he feels, mean a great deal to the success of his team, but he can do it a better manner. The tweets don’t have to come off as a “sixteen year old tantrum” way. I guess what I’m saying is that he should have a person appointed such as, an assistant that will tweet for him in a professional way. This would only help those who are iffy of him be more comfortable with his temperament and have a better outlook on him. He is the president now, not a unbelievable nominee, it’s time to shape up and act like one.

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