Presidental Tweets

Dear Kellyanne Conway,

This morning you scolded the mainstream media for covering President Trump's tweets. Let me remind you that President Trump stated at the beginning of his administration that he enjoyed using Twitter and believed that it was a great communication tool to get straight to the American people. And that he had no plans of giving it up.

President Trump does not give a lot of interviews. Yet he does tweet quite often. The president and his supporters (such as people like yourself), like the state that the president has changed the rules in just about everything related to the presidency. Well, if this is the case, then one of the main things that he has changed is the definition of the bully pulpit. It used to be the President standing in front of the members of the press answering questions and explaining his policies. Or you would write a policy paper and send it out.

Now, President Trump is using Twitter as part of the new bully pulpit. And this is perfectly fine, since more and more people get their information from social media and online resources. But, if the president wishes to continue to use these new and exciting tools, then he and his supporters such as yourself, need to realize that the press and the American public are going to pay attention to what is said.

So, here is some advice from a voter. Stop complaining that we're paying too much attention to the president's Twitter account. He set this up for himself and his deliberately gone around you, the communications department, and his press secretary. This is how he wishes to speak to the American public. If you are concerned that we're paying too much attention to it, then maybe you need to get the president off of his Twitter account.

Signed,
An Informed Citizen.