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I've got a twitter account I rarely use, so... (Original Post) TreasonousBastard Sep 2018 OP
Click on this link DavidDvorkin Sep 2018 #1
Thanks-- it seems no one there likes him... TreasonousBastard Sep 2018 #3
He gets a few supporters -- or bots -- responding to his posts DavidDvorkin Sep 2018 #5
He must know that. So why does he bother? TreasonousBastard Sep 2018 #6
Good question DavidDvorkin Sep 2018 #11
I'm really not sure JonLP24 Sep 2018 #12
Thank you. I just gave him a couple of pieces of my mind. Priceless! nt joet67 Sep 2018 #10
Search for. @the real Donald Trump, then click follow Meadowoak Sep 2018 #2
Thanks. Got it from the link above... TreasonousBastard Sep 2018 #4
Actually there's no need to follow him. ecstatic Sep 2018 #7
Agree. That works, too. Silver Gaia Sep 2018 #9
There's no "the" in there. Silver Gaia Sep 2018 #8
Don't follow him, though. Follow "Unfollow Trump". Ilsa Sep 2018 #13
You can follow him or most Twitter accounts without actually subscribing Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2018 #14

DavidDvorkin

(19,486 posts)
5. He gets a few supporters -- or bots -- responding to his posts
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 01:34 AM
Sep 2018

But most of the responses are bitterly hostile and often quite funny.

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
12. I'm really not sure
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 03:59 AM
Sep 2018

I don't know why famous people use Twitter because they would get a bunch notifications as well as comments in a lightly moderated platform. It seems most famous people will tweet a post and often news outlets will report that tweet but rarely engage with comments to the main tweet though sometimes they do like Kevin Durant but me personally I couldn't deal with it.

ecstatic

(32,733 posts)
7. Actually there's no need to follow him.
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 02:47 AM
Sep 2018

His tweets are public for the world to see. Just bookmark the URL for his Twitter profile. Or a simple Google search "Trump Twitter" (by text or using voice search).

Silver Gaia

(4,546 posts)
8. There's no "the" in there.
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 02:49 AM
Sep 2018

All you really need to search for is "Donald Trump" then choose and follow @realDonaldTrump. I don't know where @therealDonaldTrump would land you, but it would not be at his actual Twitter account.

I refuse to follow him, though. I don't want a daily feed of his shit, nor do I want to add to the count of his followers.

I just follow lots of Democrats, liberals, and anti-Trumpers who retweet him for context when they blast him to hell. Then, I can always get to his Twitter by clicking on their retweets. Once you're there, you can scroll through as many or as few as you like of the crappy tweets he spews.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,199 posts)
14. You can follow him or most Twitter accounts without actually subscribing
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 06:38 AM
Sep 2018

That’s what I do.

I detest Twitter’s format with a burning passion but it does serve some useful purposes, so I follow various accounts without having an account of my own.

And if I did have an account, no way would I give Trump the satisfaction of being counted as an official follower.

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