It’s all going according to plan, at least if this new Boston Globe piece on President Donald Trump’s tweeting habits can be believed: The president is trolling the media — PERFECTLY — and they fall for it every. Single. Time:
Trump’s tweets include grammatical errors. And some are done by aides on purpose, who relish the scoldings from elites and believe debates over presidential typos fortify the belief within his base that he has the common touch. Via @AnnieLinskey: https://t.co/vW5JT1skc7
— Matt Viser (@mviser) May 22, 2018
From the Globe:
The hallmark of President Trump’s Twitter feed is that it sounds like him — grammatical miscues and all.
But it’s not always Trump tapping out a Tweet, even when it sounds like his voice. West Wing employees who draft proposed tweets intentionally employ suspect grammar and staccato syntax in order to mimic the president’s style, according to two people familiar with the process.
They overuse the exclamation point! They Capitalize random words for emphasis. Fragments. Loosely connected ideas. All part of a process that is not as spontaneous as Trump’s Twitter feed often appears.
HAHAHA!
Don’t … take … the … bait. => https://t.co/WLt9kl9480
— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) May 22, 2018
Too late, the bait has been taken. Team Trump is living rent-free in the media’s collective head, and they know it:
https://twitter.com/KFILE/status/998745234308648960
I don’t think Trump supporters want their heart surgeons to be of average intelligence. Why would they want their president that way? https://t.co/TG0b1FwbsM
— Molly Knight (@molly_knight) May 22, 2018
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Now we can say conclusively that EVERYBODY thinks the Trump base is made up of goobers. https://t.co/LlqP27JmxN
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) May 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/998746444956827648
Looking uneducated to own the libs. https://t.co/ic5v5Tm5pp
— Emily C. Singer (@CahnEmily) May 22, 2018
#MakeAmericanGrammarAtrocious https://t.co/xytEeXQH9O
— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) May 22, 2018
Case in point, look how much outrage this typo of “Melania” caused:
“Melanie.” Just…wow. pic.twitter.com/Apu2HYNP0G
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) May 19, 2018
Spelling your wife’s name wrong to own the libs https://t.co/ZDngV77Lci
— Cody Keenan (@codykeenan) May 22, 2018
"Glad to hear that Melanie is doing well. Please let us know if you hear from Melania." https://t.co/1DYTsAHlxX
— Teen Vogue (@TeenVogue) May 20, 2018
He doesn't know the difference between Medicare & Medicaid.
He doesn't know the difference between health insurance & life insurance.
He doesn't know the difference between counsel & council.
He doesn't know the difference between Melania and Melanie.
Fucking moron.— Randi Mayem Singer (@rmayemsinger) May 20, 2018
I just hope this doesn’t include “Melanie”… https://t.co/3aYgkg14YL
— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) May 22, 2018
Never change, guy. Never. Change:
It's a fascinating situation where the best way to combat Trump is to not sensationalize everything he does but
they
just
can't
help
themselves https://t.co/RezhutFJnt— neontaster (@neontaster) May 22, 2018
Yep.
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 22, 2018
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 21, 2018
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 21, 2018
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