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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsShould the media - and the world - stop paying attention to Himself's every inane tweet?
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Should the media - and the world - stop paying attention to Himself's every inane tweet? (Original Post)
Stinky The Clown
Oct 2017
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whathehell
(29,067 posts)1. In a word, yes.
trc
(823 posts)2. You can't ignore his chosen method for making policy statements.
After all, he can barely speak a sentence with over 140 coherent characters...
BigmanPigman
(51,593 posts)3. Yes, he craves attention so that would really piss him off (GOOD!)
defacto7
(13,485 posts)4. Absolument
The sooner his merd disapears the better.
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)5. No. His tweets are considered to be official Presidential statements...
Trumps Tweets Official Statements, Spicer Says
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-s-tweets-official-statements-spicer-says-n768931
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-s-tweets-official-statements-spicer-says-n768931
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)6. Of course, but it is like a car accident, you can't help but look.
Not to mention it helps their ratings which means money which drives the country or so they tell me. Not sure I believe it totally any more since I am a recovering capitalist.