Why the sound of Donald Trump’s Twitter silence is music to Joe Biden’s ears
- In booting Trump, the social platform has shielded the president from what surely would have been rabid attacks from his predecessor
- But White House officials insist that their communications strategy hasn’t changed simply because the ex-leader is both gone and silent
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Natasha Korecki on politico.com on January 28, 2021.
Gone are the predawn tirades, the all-caps declarations, the “Sleepy Joe” mocking, the Fox News-driven agitations and the general incitements. Instead, Biden debuted a flurry of executive orders without ever having to deal with what surely would have been rapid-fire antagonism from the man whose legacy he was dismantling.
Inside the White House, officials insist that their communications strategy hasn’t changed simply because Trump is both gone and silent.
“The President spent two years ignoring Trump’s distractions and staying focused on the message he wanted to deliver, and it paid off with a commanding win,” a White House official said in a statement to POLITICO on Wednesday.
“Whether or not Trump slinks back into public view or opens up a Parler account isn’t going to make a difference in how we communicate with the American people.”