Trump's executive order attempting to shackle the platform will probably die in court, but that's beside the point.
President Trump has a fresh feud, this time with Twitter , the social media platform he uses to attack enemies, spread propaganda and brag. Twitter has taken the audacious step of labeling two Trump tweets as factually suspicious, with a blue link at the bottom urging readers to “get the facts” about mail-in voting. Twitterers need to “get the facts” because Trump’s claims about mail-in voting fraud are bogus.
The trigger for Twitter’s action is a shameful Trump smear addressed at MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, a vigorous Trump critic. In 2001, when Scarborough was a member of Congress, a 28-year-old aide died in his Florida office in a tragic accident, apparently passing out from an undiagnosed medical condition and hitting her head on a piece of furniture. Trump claims it’s a “cold case” in which Scarborough is a suspect, which is completely false.
Trump has no authority to shut down Twitter, which is a publicly held company—and he’d be crazy to shut it down if he could. Trump has 80 million Twitter followers, and the platform is his best tool for sidestepping traditional media. He needs Twitter, and wouldn’t be Trump without it. No other platform foments outrage as effectively as Twitter’s short-form, rapid-fire posts, and that outrage is Trump’s lifeblood as a politician.
Twitter fits neatly onto Trump’s enemies list. He has already accused tech platforms such as Facebook , Twitter and YouTube of discriminating against conservatives . Twitter is practically giving him fresh ammunition. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is smart, and he probably gamed out multiple scenarios for what could happen if Trump declared war on his company.
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