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Donald Trump is only the 3rd U.S. president to have access to social media.

He does not need Twitter or Facebook to reach his constituents; he has a press briefing room in the White House and 24/7 access to reporters. And guess what, whatever he says will get covered by everyone, posted and discussed immediately.

When people argue that social media is too powerful because the President needs it, they are according these companies with way more power then they actually have.




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