By AMANDA PRATS<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Trump said on Twitter,\u201d has become a common way to source quotations from the President of the United States. In an article regarding the missile strike ordered by the president on Syria Thursday night, The New York Times<\/em> referenced a tweet from President Trump from 2013.<\/p>\n The tweet read, \u201cPresident Obama, do not attack Syria. There is no upside and tremendous downside. Save your \u2018powder\u2019 for another (and more important) day!\u201d<\/p>\n The president\u2019s extensive use of Twitter has thrown political pundits and news media professionals for a loop. His tweets have been regarded differently by different audiences.<\/p>\n Some insist his tweets are largely hyperbolic in nature; others assert that when the president tweets, that is an official statement and should be regarded as such. Since taking office, Trump\u2019s tweets have been even more deeply analyzed. Many expressed concern when the timeline of Trump\u2019s tweets on April 3 made clear that the president spent close to three hours watching Fox News that morning.<\/p>\n Beginning at 3:15 a.m., Trump tweeted, \u201cSuch amazing reporting on unmasking and the crooked scheme against us by @foxandfriends. ‘Spied on before nomination.’ The real story.\u201d<\/p>\n He posted three more tweets, each of which correlated to coverage on Fox News at the time. This continued until 5:51 a.m.<\/p>\n \u201c@FoxNews from multiple sources: “There was electronic surveillance of Trump, and people close to Trump. This is unprecedented.” @FBI,\u201d Mr. Trump said on Twitter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By AMANDA PRATS \u201cMr. Trump said on Twitter,\u201d has become a common way to source quotations from the President of the United States. In an article regarding the missile strike ordered by the president on Syria Thursday night, The New … Continue reading
\nRegardless of how the tweets are interpreted, they\u2019re out there. It seems for nearly every comment Trump makes, one of his tweets surfaces. Oftentimes, they\u2019re contradictory, uninformed, and inflammatory.<\/p>\n