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'COVFEFE Act' Would Make Social Media a Presidential Record (thehill.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the well-preserved dept.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Hill: Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) introduced legislation Monday to classify presidential social media posts -- including President Trump's much-discussed tweets -- as presidential records. The Communications Over Various Feeds Electronically for Engagement (COVFEFE) Act, which has the same acronym as an infamous Trump Twitter typo last month, would amend the Presidential Records Act to include "social media." Presidential records must be preserved, according to the Presidential Records Act, which would make it potentially illegal for the president to delete tweets. "President Trump's frequent, unfiltered use of his personal Twitter account as a means of official communication is unprecedented. If the President is going to take to social media to make sudden public policy proclamations, we must ensure that these statements are documented and preserved for future reference. Tweets are powerful, and the President must be held accountable for every post," said Quigley in a statement. Most people took the "covfefe" tweet to be a typo, although press secretary Sean Spicer told the media that the term was used intentionally. "The president and a small group of people know exactly what he meant," he said.

5 of 322 comments (clear)

  1. Related bill: The TRIGGER Act by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    All internal political party emails and communication will be released for public viewing to ensure no shenanigans are taking place.

    Word verification: thefts

  2. The president and a small group of people... by ebcdic · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The president and a small group of people know exactly what he meant." The small group are his Russian handlers.

  3. Re:Trump Library by hawguy · · Score: 4, Funny

    When he is no longer president, Donald J. Trump can have a library where his words of wisdom are recorded 140 characters at a time.

    If they only include the words of wisdom, it shouldn't take more than a single post-it note. Probably not even that.

  4. Secret unveiled by Tablizer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sean Spicer told the media that the term was used intentionally. "The president and a small group of people know exactly what he meant," he said.

    It's Orangenian for "Rosebud".

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  5. Re:And naming it the COVFEFE act dooms it by amicusNYCL · · Score: 1, Funny

    We didn't elect you to troll the President

    Hey, speak for yourself, pal.

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