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You’ve probably never seen President Trump tweet in public. That’s because he doesn’t like to wear the reading glasses he needs to see his iPhone screen. But that hasn't stopped him from fully integrating Twitter into the very fabric of his administration. nyti.ms/34nBCxN
On the morning of Inauguration Day 2017, Donald Trump tweeted out an opening message to the U.S. What followed was a barrage of personal attacks, outrage and boasting, in a near-constant stream of more than 11,000 tweets over 33 months. nyti.ms/34nBCxN
Donald Trump tweeted his first attack as president on his third day in office. He has tweeted more attacks this year than he did in his first 2 years combined. In total, he has attacked at least 630 people and things in 5,889 tweets since taking office. nyti.ms/34nBCxN
Of the attack tweets identified in our analysis, nearly half were sent between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m., hours that President Trump spends mostly without advisers present. nyti.ms/34nBCxN
President Trump has tweeted praise of dictators more than a hundred times, while complaining nearly twice as much about America’s traditional allies. nyti.ms/34nBCxN
In more than 2,000 tweets, President Trump has cited one person for praise: himself. nyti.ms/34nBCxN
Many of President Trump's tweets promoted conspiracy theories or tried to erode faith in democratic institutions. He has tweeted conspiratorial language more than 1,700 times. nyti.ms/34nBCxN
President Trump’s use of Twitter reached a new high as Democrats opened a formal impeachment inquiry. He’s tweeting more than ever. The second week of October was his busiest, with 271 tweets. nyti.ms/34nBCxN
They read every one of President Trump's tweets from Inauguration Day through Oct. 15, 2019 — more than 11,000 in all — twice. nyti.ms/2r9gxJi
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