Trump fired off almost 10 tweets this morning on various topics. I’m not sure if that’s a record for him or not, but it should be close.
His first tweet was in support of the people of Iran and against Iran’s corrupt terrorist government. He also took a well-deserved swipe at Obama:
The people of Iran are finally acting against the brutal and corrupt Iranian regime. All of the money that President Obama so foolishly gave them went into terrorism and into their “pockets.” The people have little food, big inflation and no human rights. The U.S. is watching!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2018
He then went after Huma Abedin, calling on the Justice Department to ‘finally act’ on her as well as Comey:
Crooked Hillary Clinton’s top aid, Huma Abedin, has been accused of disregarding basic security protocols. She put Classified Passwords into the hands of foreign agents. Remember sailors pictures on submarine? Jail! Deep State Justice Dept must finally act? Also on Comey & others
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2018
It’s hard for me to get used to the idea of Trump calling on his own Justice Department to prosecute people via Twitter. I get that he’s trying to let the Justice Department do things as it sees fit without ordering them to do all these things directly, but it’s just weird. On one hand I’m glad he’s not using the DOJ as his personal attack machine. But on the other hand I would think his tweets still have some influence on his DOJ, especially considering some of them work at his pleasure. Yeah, I’ll probably never get used to it.
Next Trump tweeted a couple of what I would call miscellaneous tweets:
Thank you to Brandon Judd of the National Border Patrol Council for your kind words on how well we are doing at the Border. We will be bringing in more & more of your great folks and will build the desperately needed WALL! @foxandfriends
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2018
Companies are giving big bonuses to their workers because of the Tax Cut Bill. Really great!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2018
He then opined about N. Korea’s latest move on talks with S. Korea, suggesting that sanctions are having a big impact:
Sanctions and “other” pressures are beginning to have a big impact on North Korea. Soldiers are dangerously fleeing to South Korea. Rocket man now wants to talk to South Korea for first time. Perhaps that is good news, perhaps not - we will see!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2018
Trump also took credit for there being no airline deaths in 2017:
Since taking office I have been very strict on Commercial Aviation. Good news - it was just reported that there were Zero deaths in 2017, the best and safest year on record!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2018
Trump took two tweets to make an appeal to (or troll) the new publisher of the NY Times:
The Failing New York Times has a new publisher, A.G. Sulzberger. Congratulations! Here is a last chance for the Times to fulfill the vision of its Founder, Adolph Ochs, “to give the news impartially, without fear or FAVOR, regardless of party, sect, or interests involved.” Get...
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2018
....impartial journalists of a much higher standard, lose all of your phony and non-existent “sources,” and treat the President of the United States FAIRLY, so that the next time I (and the people) win, you won’t have to write an apology to your readers for a job poorly done! GL
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2018
And lastly, Trump derided Democrats for….well, just being Democrats:
Democrats are doing nothing for DACA - just interested in politics. DACA activists and Hispanics will go hard against Dems, will start “falling in love” with Republicans and their President! We are about RESULTS.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2018
I like Trump’s positive thinking, however this seems reminiscent of Trump saying in 2016 that he’d get most latinos and hispanics to vote for him. We see how that worked out. But hey, it’s still a good message to put out there even if it’s not the most artful or effective message.