The president continues to use Twitter as a means of attacking his rivals, despite polling showing people don’t approve of his use of the social media platform.
Donald Trump continues to weaponize Twitter, with rivals such as his predecessor Barack Obama a frequent target despite many Americans disapproving of the president’s use of the social media platform. Obama made a high-profile intervention as he expressed his concerns over Trump’s actions during his White House tenure thus far during his Democratic National Convention (DNC) speech, suggesting his successor had not risen to the gravitas of the role and was incapable of doing so. Trump quickly resorted to his Obamagate line of attack against the former Democratic president, criticizing him in all-caps Tweets in rebuke of the pointed remarks against his capabilities. Get your unlimited Newsweek trial > While the president persists in using Twitter as a means of messaging the masses, with 85 million followers and the attention of the world’s media on his timeline, this means of communication has long been unpopular with the electorate.
