Never Tweet
Trump’s megaphone is coming back to haunt him.
by Charlie Warzel
Aug 09, 2023
3 minutes
Remember when Donald Trump tweeted? Of course you do! The 45th president commanded the world’s attention one 280-character post at a time, until he was suspended from the platform two and a half years ago. He used the platform to troll, harass, and lie. He amplified conspiracy theorists and their views. He antagonized volatile nuclear world powers and told election deniers about a January 6 protest on the National Mall: “Be there, will be wild!” And that’s just what we, the public, could see.
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