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  • Mon. Nov 25th, 2024

Twitter has always been Trump’s preferred method of communication. Now he’s accusing the company of censorship

Twitter has always been Trump’s preferred method of communication. Now he’s accusing the company of censorship

Between #MakeAmericaGreatAgain, #CrookedHillary and #BuildTheWall, it’s clear that Twitter is US President Donald Trump’s most favoured method of communicating to the public.

The independence Twitter allows has, until now, been consistent throughout his presidency, as he tweeted in late 2016: “If the press would cover me accurately & honourably, I would have far less reason to ‘Tweet’.”

But from Mr Trump’s perspective, Twitter has just committed an act of betrayal, by tagging his tweets with warnings.

Let’s take a look at how the President’s relationship with the social media giant has evolved.

It started with humble beginnings

Donald Trump didn’t always use Twitter to comment on politics.

In 2009 when his account was new, it was used to promote his business ventures.

By 2011, Mr Trump began to tweet political statements, criticising then-president Barack Obama over matters such as tensions with Iran, and later the Ebola outbreak.

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In 2015, He announced his intention to run for president, and his volume of tweets ramped up.

Hashtags became campaign slogans as Mr Trump used the platform to communicate messages for his campaign and to discredit Democratic rivals.

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The relationship begins to crack

Once elected in 2016, Mr Trump made the unprecedented move of using his personal Twitter account (rather than the official POTUS account) to tweet in his official capacity as President.

As he settled in to the White House, the influence his tweets carried intensified.

One of his ambitious plans during his ti

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