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Wait, Trump’s Twitter Ban Made Him More Popular?
What’s better? For voters to see Trump’s statements or not see them?
It might have seemed like a good idea at the time, but banning Trump from the public square has been hiding his statements from the wider public. As a result, many have forgotten some of his more divisive statements.
Some may even think Trump has “mellowed” into a more restrained and compassionate leader, having been shielded these many years now from his infamously uneven online temperament.
“Four Years Out, Some Voters Look Back at Trump’s Presidency More Positively,” Lisa Lerer and Ruth Igielnik lamented for the New York Times on Sunday. “A new poll by The New York Times and Siena College finds that voters think highly of the former president’s record on the economy, but memories of his divisiveness largely remain intact.”
That first part may be true, but the writers contradict that latter point later in their article:
“Some of the changed opinions about Mr. Trump may stem from his diminished visibility,” they wrote. “Since leaving office, Mr. Trump has faded some from public view, spending the bulk of his time at Mar-a-Lago, his private club, and residence in Palm Beach, Fla., and court hearings.”