How Trump's Twitter Ban Could
Be Good for His Future
Posted By: SurferLad, 5/9/2021 1:43:08 PM
Here’s a contrary thought: The banishment of Donald Trump from the omnipotent octopus of Big Tech’s social media is actually good for his return to presidential politics, if indeed he’s serious about pulling off a Grover Cleveland-style return in 2024. The absence of a steady stream of his angry, indulgent tweets from the online consciousness of most Americans allows that tedious torrent of tumult to drift into the foggy memories of an inattentive nation that grew tired of it, despite Trump’s numerous policy successes. [Snip] More importantly perhaps, the enforced absence of the former president’s mean tweets deprives the CORRECTION*
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people for the first time, including me 13 replies
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Republicanism Is Over 26 replies
Republicanism Is Over 26 replies
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