Trump Can’t Tweet Tax Reform to Victory

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Consider this imaginary situation: A new chief of staff can organize President Trump’s harum-scarum White House operation into a crack, disciplined, and loyal team, or he can stop the president from tweeting. eThe catch is he can do one of these but not both. Which should he choose?

I’ve heard from folks more politically savvy than myself that Trump benefits greatly from his tweets. He keeps his political base happy. He end-runs the media. Tweeting ensures he’s the center of attention all day, every day, and keeps other politicians from hogging the limelight. He tags his antagonists with unfriendly nicknames that he tweets maliciously. I could go on.

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