For four years, we were bombarded with tweets by our former president that were mostly untrue. Now that Twitter banned former President Trump, and he’s out of office, I wanted to try a new experiment.
The Tweet Beat will grab some of the most important tweets that represent our political life. How has the political rhetoric changed online with a new administration? Are we moving forward? Social media is sometimes a big tell in these situations, especially how political rhetoric can become distorted.
The transition of power from Trump to Biden has been surreal. The nation (or maybe it’s just me) is still in disbelief that the last four years ever happened. But, we still need to monitor the political rhetoric landscape. Today I want to highlight Dr. Fauci.
Fauci to @Maddow: “I’ve been wanting to come on your show for months and months. You’ve been asking me to come on your show for months and months… It just got blocked, because they didn’t like the way you handled things.” He says things are better now. pic.twitter.com/ZHEYBzlBjk
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 23, 2021
Dr. Fauci was silenced during the pandemic. He was put in the position to contradict the president. The president put him in that position to then only call Dr. Fauci unreliable. We know that is not true. Look at the body language. Trust the scientist in the room.
Fauci moods: Biden briefings vs. Trump briefings pic.twitter.com/rNS6sIu9ZF
— The Recount (@therecount) January 21, 2021
Finally, The White House Twitter account is back as it should be. During Trump’s reign, it lacked in information and tweets. They allowed Trump to be Trump, which became a liability for the Trump White House. Professional communication is one of the most important aspects of upholding the White House image. President Biden’s White House is already showing that the Gold Standard in Communications is back in office.
Please wear a mask. pic.twitter.com/aAqlmJP5RT
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 23, 2021
Dr. Fauci has the White House’s support. President Biden’s twitter account tweeted these two videos. The political rhetoric is “We.” We can be a powerful rhetorical tool to help motivate and unite. Repetition of a message works as we saw during the Trump Administration. But this time, it’s positive political rhetoric for the public good.
America is back at the table. https://t.co/IXYa9HHXeF
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 22, 2021
We will get through this, together. pic.twitter.com/W03wlb2m8o
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 23, 2021
