This is very odd. Trump posted a tweet calling the media the enemy of the American people, and then almost immediately deleted it.
Here's the tweet Trump deleted—he's seriously calling the media "the enemy of the American people" pic.twitter.com/TxhnjuNL7q
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 17, 2017
It’s not odd that he would post such a sentiment but it’s odd that he would delete it.
Other times he’s deleted tweets because they had typos in them, only to reappear a few seconds later corrected.
So what’s the deal here?
UPDATE:
So he wanted to add more outlets, and take out “SICK!” LOL!
The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 17, 2017
Ah well.
Is this really appropriate? Even if you think, as I do, that too many journalists are more political activists while doing their job, calling them the enemy is pretty extreme. AND it’s so early in his term… what will he do if he gets worse?
UPDATE:
"One of the most effective press conferences I've ever seen!" says Rush Limbaugh. Many agree.Yet FAKE MEDIA calls it differently! Dishonest
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 17, 2017
LOL!! I can’t wait to read your comments about this!!