President Trump: “Boom. I press it, and, within two seconds, ‘We have breaking news.’”
Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway:
“He needs to tweet like we need to eat.”
—“How Trump Reshaped the Presidency in Over 11,000 Tweets,”
The New York Times, Nov. 2, 2019.
• Editorial Comment: Ba-da Boom.
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