【Semi-dokyumento: Tokkun Meiki Dukuri】

Source：Openness Information Network Editor：Digital Culture Time：2025-06-26 15:35:45

If you've noticed a moderated tone to Donald Trump's Twitter account in recent days,Semi-dokyumento: Tokkun Meiki Dukuri that's because his own campaign is apparently no longer allowing him use it on his own.

SEE ALSO: Insult after insult: All of Trump's ugly campaign rhetoric in one place

The revelation is included in a New York Timesstory, published on Sunday, that dives in to the chaotic final days of Trump's campaign: "Aides to Mr. Trump have finally wrested away the Twitter accountthat he used to colorfully — and often counterproductively — savage his rivals."

The Timesstory even relates how Trump dictated a tweet to campaign spokesperson Hope Hicks, who then edited Trump's proposed tweet and published it herself.

You May Also Like

On Thursday, as his plane idled on the tarmac in Miami, Mr. Trump spotted Air Force Oneoutside his window. As he glowered at the larger plane, he told Ms. Hicks, his spokeswoman, to jot down a proposed tweet about President Obama, who was campaigning nearby for Mrs. Clinton.

“Why is he campaigning instead of creating jobs and fixing Obamacare?” Mr. Trump said. “Get back to work.” After some light editing — Ms. Hicks added “for the American people” at the end — she published it.

Here's the tweet as sent by Hicks.

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

Trump has made no secret that some of his tweets are sent by his staff while others are sent personally by him, previously saying that he dictated tweets during the day but personally sent them out after around 7 p.m.

Mashable Light Speed Want more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories? Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter. By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thanks for signing up!

His Twitter account has always been a source of controversial comments, even before Trump began his campaign for president.

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

But he's upped the ante since announcing his candidacy in June 2015, even lashing out at high-profile members of his own party.

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

Publications like the Timesand even this one have kept tabs on the insults Trump has hurled from his account. And, according to the new Timesstory, the move to take control of his Twitter account away was an effort to soften his image heading into Election Day: "Taking away Twitter turned out to be an essential move by his press team, which deprived him of a previously unfiltered channel for his aggressions."

Mashablehas reached out to Hicks in regards to the report.

Perhaps no incident, though, underscores the way in which his incessant tweeting has endangered his campaign as his early morning attack on former Miss Universe Alicia Machado. Trump sent out several insulting tweets about Machado in the wee hours of the morning on Sept. 30, 2016.

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

So while all eyes are on his account to see what he'll tweet next, there's no word on when, exactly, he'll get control of the account back.

Topics X/Twitter Donald Trump Elections

Previous：Why Building a Gaming PC Right Now is a Bad Idea, Part 1: Expensive DDR4 Memory

【Semi-dokyumento: Tokkun Meiki Dukuri】

Related Articles

Related Recommendations

Categories

Latest Articles

Popular Articles

Hot Recommendations

Featured Column

Quick Links

Quick Links