- President Donald Trump has been reluctant to do television or personal information sessions, even after his Twitter account was removed, as he often does not know the answers to questions, reports The New York Times.
- An adviser told the Times that Trump does not like to be asked questions to which he does not know the answer, and other advisers said that Trump does not like to be questioned about his allegations.
- Trump was banned on Twitter last week after his supporters stormed the US capital.
- He has not spoken to the White House press or made TV appearances since.
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President Donald Trump has been reluctant to conduct personal information sessions through TV or personal information sessions, even after his Twitter account was removed because he often does not know the answers to questions, reports The New York Times.
Maggie Haberman, The Times, reports that Trump spent the weekend, the first since he was banned from the platform, “cycling through anger and acceptance” when his account was removed after his supporters stormed the US capital.
The Times noted Trump’s extensive history with television appearances, including his role before the presidency with ‘The Apprentice’.
But he also noted that when Trump began his presidency, he did most of his communication through Twitter rather than through TV appearances, interviews or personal information sessions – and he has not yet turned to the communication strategies to get his compensation. do not compensate lost reach on Twitter.
One Trump adviser told the Times that Trump does not like most parts of his job, even when asked questions to which he does not know the answer.
And other advisers have told the Times that Trump does not like to be questioned about his allegations, such as his false allegations about how the U.S. would recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
The Times noted that Trump’s messages outside of Twitter often filtered Trump’s message: Many news outlets interviewed by Trump asked more difficult questions as his presidency progressed, and many stores gave speeches that he delivered in full or without his to investigate claims directly.
And associates told the Times that Trump enjoys watching news coverage after tweeting.
Trump is due to visit the U.S.-Mexico border on Tuesday, where he plans to update his border wall.
The Times reported that this kind of event, with a strong visual image, was designed to bring about TV coverage.
Twitter permanently removed Trump from his platform on January 8, saying, “After carefully reviewing recent tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context surrounding them, we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement to violence.”
A pro-Trump mob broke into the Capitol after Trump addressed his supporters and told them to march to the Capitol.
They led to lawmakers being ousted from a joint congressional session to ratify President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory.
Five people, including a Capitol police officer, were killed. And another officer who was on duty died days later in an apparent suicide.
The Times reports that he spent the weekend convinced that he would be removed by Twitter by his supporters.
A senior administration official told Politico earlier that Trump had become “ballistic” after his account was removed.