In the face of this political censure, his tweets only accelerated. Congress performed its own form of moderation: on July 16, 2019, the House of Representatives voted mostly along party lines to censure him for 'racist comments' he had tweeted two days previously. įor most of Trump's presidency, his account on Twitter, where he often posted controversial and false statements, remained unmoderated in the name of 'public interest'. When Twitter permanently banned Trump from the platform in January 2021 during the final days of his term, his handle had over 88.9 million followers. The White House said the tweets should be considered official statements. Over nearly twelve years, Trump tweeted around 57,000 times, including about 8,000 times during the 2016 election campaign and over 25,000 times during his presidency.

For the social network created by Donald Trump, see Truth Social.ĭonald Trump's use of social media attracted attention worldwide since he joined Twitter in May 2009.