It will never cease to amaze me that the President of the United States of America is accessible through a single tweet. For so long, the President’s words were valuable treasures, fought over by journalists digging for the next headline. There was hardly such a thing as “off the record” for the president, but twitter and other social media platforms have opened the doors to the President’s thoughts and ideas.
President Elect Trump is no stranger to twitter and neither is Hillary Clinton, throughout their campaigns the 140 character messages were heavily scrutinized and studied. Though politicians of their magnitude have a staff that monitor most of what they tweet, Twitter gives political campaigns a feeling of personal connection not reached before. Politicians can reply and interact with supporters with only a few buttons and can share their thoughts without the distraction of PR specialists, press conferences, and media twisting their words. While twitter can sometimes cause more trouble than it is worth, there is not doubt that it brings politicians closer to their supporters.
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