Why is anyone defending Trump’s obviously counterproductive use of Twitter?

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Few articles here upset readers more than the ones saying President Donald Trump should delete or suspend his Twitter account.

Readers and social media users (there’s a difference: The latter almost never read past the headline) usually respond to such suggestions with variations of, “Delete your account!”

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