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Donald Trump and social media

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* "That's right, we need a TRAVEL BAN for certain DANGEROUS countries, not some politically correct term that won't help us protect our people!" (June 5, 2017, while the Dept. of Justice was arguing in court that his Executive Order was not a "travel ban")
* "Fake News is at an all time high. Where is their apology to me for all of the incorrect stories???" (June 13, 2017)
 
===Reactions===
During the campaign, Trump found a way to get his message out to the public without needing to go through the lens of the mainstream media, and some commentators suggested ways in how to force Trump to have to deal with the corrupt media.<ref>[https://www.rt.com/usa/372026-donald-trump-twitter-cnn/ MSM shouldn’t cover Trump's tweets, forcing him to rely on media to communicate – CNN anchor]. ''RT''. December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.</ref> Although By a half year into his term as President, many elected officials, political aids and business leaders opposed by the Washington [[establishment]]his continue tweeting, but President Trump's use of Twitter was supported by his base.<ref>Miller, S.A. (June 6, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/6/donald-trumps-twitter-feed-welcome-change-to-suppo/ Trump supporters urge him to keep tweeting and taking on the establishment]. ''Washington Times''. Retrieved June 6, 2017.</ref> White House staffers have found his tweets to be inconsistent with their talking points and distracting from efforts to advance the President's agenda.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-staff-react-in-real-time-as-trump-tweets-jesus|title=White House Staff React in Real-Time as Trump Tweets: ‘Jesus’|date=May 12, 2017|accessdate=September 7, 2017|work=Daily Beast}}</ref> On June 11, 2017, Senator [[Lindsey Graham]] was interviewed on CBS Face the Nation and said that President Trump's tweets "feeds that lynch mob [mentality in the press]. You're your own worst enemy here, Mr. President. Knock it off."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/graham-trump-own-worst-enemy/|title="You're your own worst enemy here, Mr. President," Graham tells Trump|date=June 11, 2017|accessdate=June 15, 2017|work=CBS News}}</ref>
[[RINO]]s opposed President Trump's tweeting. On June 11, 2017, Senator [[Lindsey Graham]] was interviewed on CBS Face the Nation and said that President Trump's tweets "feeds that lynch mob [mentality in the press]. You're your own worst enemy here, Mr. President. Knock it off."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/graham-trump-own-worst-enemy/|title="You're your own worst enemy here, Mr. President," Graham tells Trump|date=June 11, 2017|accessdate=June 15, 2017|work=CBS News}}</ref> Senator [[John McCain]] was asked on NBC's Meet the Press about President Trump's tweet about the press being the "enemy of the American people." He responded, "If you want to preserve, I’m very serious now, if you want to preserve Democracy as we know it, you have to have a free, and many times adversarial press. And without it, I’m afraid that we would lose so much of our individual liberties over time. That’s how dictators get started."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/18/thats-how-dictators-get-started-john-mccain-rebukes-trump-tweet/|title=‘That’s how dictators get started’: John McCain rebukes Trump tweet|date=February 18, 2017|accessdate=Sept. 7, 2017}}</ref> Some White House staffers, primarily those on the establishment, have found his tweets to be inconsistent with their talking points and distracting from efforts to advance the President's agenda.
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