Twitter followers piled on President Donald Trump after unearthing his 2012 tweet ripping then-President Barack Obama for having three “chiefs of staff” in THREE YEARS.
Trump, who’s finishing up the second year of his presidency, plans to name his third chief of staff next week to replace John Kelly, who’s heading out the door. Kelly replaced Reince Priebus in July 2017 after Priebus served just six months.
Trump groused in his tweet that the upheaval in Obama’s White House was “part of the reason” Obama couldn’t “manage to pass his agenda.” Then what does the upheaval in Trump WH say about his agenda?
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3 Chief of Staffs in less than 3 years of being President: Part of the reason why @BarackObama can't manage to pass his agenda.
Is it Trump's ego not to be "outdone" by Obama on anything that he wants the record for change-over? Past tweet after tweet by the president has come back to haunt his penchant to be mean-spirited and condemning. The article below is just from April 14, 2017; I will add to it.
President Trump is the first commander-in-chief to take office with a Twitter paper trail.
Since joining the social media site in March of 2009, Trump has sent more than 34,000 tweets on everything from his disappointment in the Academy Awards to hard-charging criticism of Democratic politicians.
As president, that’s meant Trump now has to contend with his old tweets coming back to haunt him, as they did this week when his past tweets about attacking Syria complicated his attempts to deal with a chemical attack there.
It’s happened enough that there’s even a meme for the occasion: “This tweet didn’t age well.”
“We’ve never been in this kind of situation before,” Drake University law professor Shontavia Johnson said. “We have more of a complete picture of Donald Trump the citizen and what he really believes, or at least the views he wanted to promote in the past.”
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“No one remembers who came in second.” – Walter Hagen
Why it didn’t age well: When Trump lost the Iowa caucuses to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on Feb. 1, 2016, he said he was “honored” to come in second, leading critics to dig up this old tweet.
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The g****l w*****g we should be worried about is the g****l w*****g caused by NUCLEAR WEAPONS in the hands of crazy or incompetent leaders!
Why it didn’t age well: The tweet saw new traction after Trump ramped up his rhetoric related to global nuclear proliferation tweeting about expanding U.S. nuclear capability on December 22.
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The e*******l college is a disaster for a democracy.
(One of the rare times he was right, actually prescient.)
What it didn't age well: This tweet took off once Trump — who lost the popular v**e by nearly 3 million v**es — was sworn in as the 45th president on January 20.
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We can't let this happen. We should march on Washington and stop this travesty. Our nation is totally divided!
Why it didn’t age well: Mass-sharing of this call to action spiked as millions worldwide took part in the Women’s March on Washington to protest what demonstrators viewed as the Trump Administration’s discrimination against women and minorities on January 21.
One pair of protestors even held up a blown-up sign of Trump’s tweet at the demonstration.
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Who wouldn't take Kate's picture and make lots of money if she does the nude sunbathing thing. Come on Kate!
Why it didn’t age well: This tweet came back into the spotlight when Trump accepted Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May’s January 27 invitation to the United Kingdom for an official visit, presumably with a stop at Buckingham Palace. Awkard!
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Statement on Preventing Muslim Immigration:
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-statement-on-preventing-muslim-immigration …
Why it didn’t age well: After Trump enacted a travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries, several federal judges cited his own statements about a proposed Muslim ban when ruling against the ban. The tweet spread when judges blocked the ban on February 5 and again on March 16.
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Are you allowed to impeach a president for gross incompetence?
Why it didn’t age well: This tweet went v***l during Trump’s first week in the Oval Office, and anytime when the Trump Administration into trouble, such as on February 13 when Trump fired Michael Flynn for misleading the vice president.
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While our wonderful president was out playing golf all day, the TSA is falling apart, just like our government! Airports a total disaster!
Why it didn’t age well:Trump has made 70 actual rounds of golf in two years, besides extra visits where it is unknown if he played golf, compared to Obama's 18xs in eight years, 3% of his presidency.
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I am not trying to get "top level security clearance" for my children. This was a typically false news story.
Why it didn’t age well: Retweets spiked after March 21 when a White House official confirmed Ivanka Trump, and eventually Jared Kushner, would get a security clearance after all.
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It’s Thursday. How many people have lost their healthcare today?
Why it didn’t age well: Retweets spiked after Trump demanded a make-or-break v**e on the GOP’s health care legislation on March 23. The Congressional Budget Office said would lead to 24 million fewer people to have insurance.
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“You can’t con people, at least not for long. If you don’t deliver the goods, people will eventually catch on.” - The Art of The Deal
Why it didn’t age well: Critics recirculated the old tweet when House Republicans withdrew their bill to repeal Obamacare, a campaign promise from Trump and GOP lawmakers on March 23.
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@BarackObama has a record low 39% Gallup approval rating. Why so high?
Why it didn’t age well: This tweet surged after Trump’s approval rating hit 36% (Why so high?) marking a new low in his young tenure on March 27. Critics again recirculated the tweet to mock Trump for dipping below Obama’s lowest approval rating of 38%.
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ATTN: @HillaryClinton - Why did five of your staffers need FBI IMMUNITY?! #BigLeagueT***h #Debates
Why it didn’t age well: Retweets surged after Trump’s former national security advisor, Michael Flynn, offered to testify before Congress about his ties to Russia in exchange for immunity on March 30. Trump defended his request.
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The President must get Congressional approval before attacking Syria-big mistake if he does not!
Also in another Trump tweet: What will we get for bombing Syria besides more debt and a possible long term conflict? Obama needs Congressional approval.
Why it didn’t age well: After reports that Bashar al-Assad’s regime again used chemical weapons against civilians, the tweets spiked when the Trump Administration launched Tomahawk missiles at a Syrian airfield on April 6.
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Why is @BarackObama spending millions to try and hide his records? He is the least t***sparent President--ever--and he ran on t***sparency.
Why it didn’t age well: The tweet resurfaced on April 14 after TIME reported that the White House could not be releasing visitor logs, as it had done under President Obama.
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Yesterday Obama campaigned with JayZ & Springsteen while Hurricane Sandy victims across NY & NJ are still decimated by Sandy. Wrong!
Why it didn’t age well: There was at least one key difference: Obama and his 2012 rival, Mitt Romney, both suspended their campaigns as the storm hit. They resumed campaigning days later. Trump’s event in Florida took place mere hours after Hurricane Michael made landfall.
We all know how Trump ravaged Hillary in public statements and numerous tweets for using a private email account for government business. Granted, the scope and magnitude between what Hillary did and Ivanka did by using a private server do not compare--but it is still wrong and Ivanka, of all people, should known this fact. But Trump defended her, and Ivanka, instead of simply saying it was a terrible oversight or mistake, said what she did was "not as bad as Hillary." It was still wrong, Ivanka. Situational ethics for the WH?