ClydeR
08-23-2017, 09:17 AM
In an angry, unbridled and unscripted performance that rivaled the most sulfurous rallies of his presidential campaign, Mr. Trump sought to deflect the anger toward him against the news media, suggesting that they, not he, were responsible for deepening divisions in the country.
“It’s time to expose the crooked media deceptions,” Mr. Trump said. He added, “They’re very dishonest people.”
“The only people giving a platform to these hate groups is the media itself and the fake news,” he said.
Mr. Trump also derided the media for focusing on his tweets, which are his preferred form of communication.
“I don’t do Twitter storms,” said the president, who often posts a few tweets in a row on a given subject, with exclamation points.
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It's definition time. According to Webster (https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/tweeting-up-a-tweetstorm), the meaning of "tweetstorm" has changed over time. Back in your grandpa's days, it meant a sudden flurry of tweets by many users under the same hashtag. But today it usually means a "a series of related tweets posted by a Twitter user in quick succession." I think it would be more accurate to say a series of tweets on the same subject by a single Twitter user in quick succession, and if the tweets have lots of caps and exclamation points, then they're more likely to be a storm.
“It’s time to expose the crooked media deceptions,” Mr. Trump said. He added, “They’re very dishonest people.”
“The only people giving a platform to these hate groups is the media itself and the fake news,” he said.
Mr. Trump also derided the media for focusing on his tweets, which are his preferred form of communication.
“I don’t do Twitter storms,” said the president, who often posts a few tweets in a row on a given subject, with exclamation points.
More... (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/us/politics/trump-rally-arizona.html)
It's definition time. According to Webster (https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/tweeting-up-a-tweetstorm), the meaning of "tweetstorm" has changed over time. Back in your grandpa's days, it meant a sudden flurry of tweets by many users under the same hashtag. But today it usually means a "a series of related tweets posted by a Twitter user in quick succession." I think it would be more accurate to say a series of tweets on the same subject by a single Twitter user in quick succession, and if the tweets have lots of caps and exclamation points, then they're more likely to be a storm.