12 important things you probably missed while Trump was tweeting

Twelve months after Trump was elected president, one thing is clear: the 140-character whims of the Tweeter-in-Chief have dominated national attention and dialogue. 

That has big implications. Trump’s Twitter presence often effectively directs our attention away from what his administration and allies are actually doing. 

Back in December, we questioned whether Trump’s masterful ability to offer social media junk food in place of political broccoli was intentional or not. But one year into his leadership, it’s apparent that the intention doesn’t really matter. Either way, Trump has wrested control of our eyeballs,  distracting us from talking about much more than whatever’s on his mind.  Read more…

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