The Twitter presidency: President Trump’s most impactful tweets

This appeared in The Millennial Source

At the end of Trump’s Twitter presidency, it’s worth looking back on some of the most consequential missives sent from @realDonaldTrump.

Journalists, politicos and historians will be analyzing the impact and influence of President Donald Trump for decades. His unprecedented presidency, ushered in by public distrust in major institutions and a wave of disinformation, was the linchpin of an era of nearly unparalleled political division and rancor.

Quite frequently, at the center of that political maelstrom was Trump’s personal Twitter account.

Like few other politicians, Trump utilized the power of social media to communicate his intentions, rally his supporters and infuriate his detractors. While Trump also used Facebook and Instagram, and there is an official @POTUS account, Trump’s most reliable means of communication during his four-year term as president was his @realDonaldTrump Twitter account.

From that account, Trump announced policy, attacked critics and enemies, praised allies, endorsed political candidates and, especially during and after the election, shared misinformation. Since President Barack Obama’s first term, Trump has used his account to spread lies and conspiracy theories. Being president didn’t temper those habits. Instead, it has only amplified the falsehoods.