As impeachment looms, Donald Trump appears to hit new Twitter record
- US president declares his innocence in avalanche of posts as House Judiciary Committee votes to approve articles of impeachment against him
- Trump’s account made 115 tweets and retweets in what could be his most active day yet on social media platform
The always-prolific Tweeter-in-chief appears to have hit a new record.
The president’s @realDonaldTrump account had tweeted and retweeted 115 times by late Thursday night, marking what could be his most active day on the platform yet.
Trump has noticeably ramped up his tweeting during the impeachment inquiry. He tweeted 77 times on Wednesday and 105 times on Sunday, repeatedly declaring his innocence and retweeting comments and video of supporters defending his conduct.
Thunberg has been open about her diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder associated with high intelligence and impaired social skills.
Trump also took time on Thursday for a tweet promoting Mar-a-Lago, the private club he owns in Palm Beach, Florida.
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Trump’s relationship with the club has drawn alarms from ethics experts who note that members and guests can pay for access to the president, who spends frequent winter weekends at the resort.
Thursday’s deluge of tweets drew the attention of a leading 2020 Democrat, former vice-president Joe Biden, who tweeted that Trump should “Give it a rest, man.”
Trump’s re-election campaign slapped back, quipping, “Sleepy Joe knows a lot about rest.”
White House spokesman Judd Deere added that Trump’s “use of technology to communicate directly with the American people should be praised, not criticised”.
He said the media should focus on Trump’s accomplishments “instead of obsessing over how many times the president has tweeted”.
