Are President Trump's tweets considered official White House statements?
People really couldn't handle the fact Trump didn't tweet - it was one of the biggest topics of discussion during Comey's testimony.
.The president acknowledged the pressure to curb his Twitter use in a series of tweets Tuesday, although he appeared to blame the push as a result of the mainstream media. "This is what they did to distract him from being able to get the stuff done that he was elected to ultimately do, and I think now that this has all passed, he can go back to doing what he promised he was going to do".
"The pt can not be stressed enough that tweets on legal matters seriously undermine Admin agenda and POTUS-and those who support him, as I do, need to reinforce that pt and not be shy about it", Conway wrote on Twitter Monday morning. As if demonstrating his disdain for his friends' advice, Trump tweeted again Monday evening - after Conway's plea - about his travel ban.
USA lawmakers will get another chance to hear from a top administration official, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, when he testifies Tuesday before the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Barrack's criticism followed a Trump tweetstorm over the weekend, sparked by the London terrorist attack that killed seven people.
"It was President Bush who said, 'I'm the decider.'" Neiss said.
Trump lashed out at Comey, branding him a "leaker" for indirectly providing to reporters the contents of memos summarizing their private conversations in the weeks before he was sacked.
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Fifty-three percent of Republicans agree that the president tweets too much.
Spicer was far less committal when asked if tweets regarding the so-called travel ban would hurt the White House in the Supreme Court when the ACLU takes on the "travel ban" case. Tweet from secure devices? "Sad", wrote Conway, who recently withdrew his name from consideration for a top post at the Justice Department.
His wife took a different approach.
Earlier in the day, White House adviser Kellyanne Conway had also dismissed Trump's tweets and the media's "obsession" with covering them.
By a little before 12:30 p.m. ET, almost two-and-a-half hours into Comey's testimony, Trump Jr. had tweeted more than 40 times. Yet some allies are now urging caution given the legal questions shadowing the White House.
"Functionally, his tweets are presidential statements", Neiss told TIME.
One other thing we know: Silence isn't Trump's natural state.
"And so he may not have a conventional style in doing that, but many of his efforts are extremely helpful to us in getting our legislation accomplished", Short said. "It's probably upgraded at this point, given that where we don't have a communications director". Kasowitz has so far had no comment on the investigations, leaving those questions unanswered.
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