NEW: He's baaack (kind of). Inside Trump's bid to get on Twitter without officially being allowed on Twitter. businessinsider.com/donald-trump-u… by @TinaSfon & @tomlobianco ($) in @thisisinsider
Donald Trump has found his new Twitter, and it's email.
Trump's most recent statements from his new political action committee and his post-presidential office read exactly like his tweets.
Trump's most recent statements from his new political action committee and his post-presidential office read exactly like his tweets.
Most are crafted just under Twitter's 280-character threshold. Journalists, media organizations, and political consultants are screen grabbing Trump's statements or quoting his words verbatim to thousands, and in some cases, millions of Twitter users.
It's a loophole that's facilitated the former president spreading messages through his former favorite social media platform, from which he's been banned since January 8.
Trump even got former Heisman trophy winner Herschel Walker trending Wednesday on Twitter, when he issued one of his tweet-like statements urging the former football star to run for the Senate.
It's more proof how Trump is a master at keeping himself forever in the conversation. "Trump seems to need to continue to be relevant & try to keep a grip on the GOP," said consultant Scott Reed. "The RNC [is] genuflecting to his every wish & this sure makes that easier for him."
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