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MineralMan

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4. Who would do that?

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2017, 12:37 PM

Jan 2017

Who would have the authority to do that? A President can be advised as to good practices, but cannot be ordered to do anything at all. As President, he is the final authority over things like how he communicates. He's the boss of everyone who might want to tell him what he can and cannot do.

As far as I can tell, there is nobody with the authority to make Trump stop tweeting. Someone might strongly urge him to stop, but there is nobody who can order him to do anything at all. He will be the President. He gives orders. He doesn't take them from anyone, as far as I know.

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For national security reasons, should Trump's twitter account be terminated after he [View all] Baitball Blogger Jan 2017 OP

I remember the BlackBerry nycbos Jan 2017 #1

Yes, but who is going to stop him? n/t demmiblue Jan 2017 #2

The Powers That Be At Twitter Need To Do The Right & Patriotic Thing..... global1 Jan 2017 #9

if it helps to bring him down, i'll buy him a second cell phone. spanone Jan 2017 #3

👆 This... Snackshack Jan 2017 #6

Who would do that? MineralMan Jan 2017 #4

We can be proactive and put it out there. If he choses to ignore it, then it can be more evidence Baitball Blogger Jan 2017 #7

We can put whatever we want "out there." MineralMan Jan 2017 #12

We need to make it very public. That way no one can pull the old lines. Baitball Blogger Jan 2017 #13

twitter can certainly ban him for many reasons HAB911 Jan 2017 #14

If they could, but won't, what's the point? MineralMan Jan 2017 #15

what's the point of bringing it up? HAB911 Jan 2017 #16

For national security reasons drumpf should be terminated as president. democratisphere Jan 2017 #5

I'm of the opinion that he should keep his twitter account. cbreezen Jan 2017 #8

Only bird brains tweet randr Jan 2017 #10

Wait until thye tell him he has to use Air Force one and... TreasonousBastard Jan 2017 #11

well there is always spray paint. mopinko Jan 2017 #17

Ugh. I just got a picture of a round gold ring around Trump's buttocks. Baitball Blogger Jan 2017 #18

ooooooooo00oo sorry about that. mopinko Jan 2017 #19

If they tried that, tanks would be rolling down Market Street by dawn. KamaAina Jan 2017 #20