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The Public Is Growing Tired of Trump's Tweets, Says Voter Survey (arstechnica.com)
President Donald Trump is the tweeting president. His @realDonaldTrump handle has 31.8 million followers and "35K" tweets. While the president claims to use Twitter to "get the honest and unfiltered message out," many Americans aren't so fond of his favored form of communication. According to a new voter poll (PDF), the public is growing tired of Trump's tweets. Ars Technica reports: A Morning Consult, Politico survey published Wednesday found that 69 percent of voters who took the online survey said they thought Trump tweets too much. That's up from 56 percent from December, months before Trump took office. The survey said that 82 percent of Democrats polled thought Trump tweets too much, up from 75 percent in December. Republicans came in at 53 percent saying the president used Twitter too often, an 11-percent increase from December. Overall, 57 percent of voters who took the survey said Trump's tweets are hurting his presidency. Another 53 percent said his Twitter use undermines U.S. standing in the world. The poll found that 51 percent of all voters said Trump's tweets imperiled national security. What do you think of Trump's tweets? Do you think they are getting old, or do you find them particularly useful?
His staff were lying to cover his ass, because to say that he pressured the director of the FBI to lay off a case, and then fired him when he wouldn't—for any reason whatsoever—puts him at risk of being prosecuted for obstruction of justice. Then Donald Trump undid all of their efforts by saying that he did exactly that.
Once again, flawed logic. AND flawed moral values.
If your subordinates are lying their asses off, even if it is supposedly to your benefit, it is wrong. As a good leader, you should man up and set the record straight with the truth. Even if it supposedly might put you at some imaginary risk of being prosecuted in court.
By your flawed logic, Trump should have followed his subordinates lead by continuing or covering for their lie. Trump did the morally right thing to do, and for that I respect him as a leader even more.
Obstruction of justice is a serious offense no matter who does it. The gravity of the crime gets worse, not better, as you rise in the hierarchy. His staff were culpable for lying in his defence. He is wide open to prosecution for his statements.
So Trump wanted Comey to concentrate efforts on more important cases and Comey got fired because Comey decided to concentrate on the worthless Russia distraction? Cry me a river...
Who killed Seth Rich? There is some serious Obstruction of Justice going on, but it ain't the one you're freaking out about.
LOL
He uses Twitter better than any other politician I've seen. in fact, despite his inelegant style he communicates better than 99% of politicians.
You don't agree with him, that's your problem, zealot.