Posted on 01/25/2023 12:37:04 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
One of former President Donald Trump’s most consistent personal traits — one that his advisers say has helped keep him out of even worse legal jeopardy — has been his refusal to communicate by text or email.
Until now.
Trump, 76, who is heading into his third presidential campaign and is still under scrutiny by investigators on multiple fronts, has at last become a texter, according to three people with knowledge of his new habit.
The former president’s resistance to texting frustrated investigators for the House Jan. 6 committee as they tried to track his thoughts and actions when he worked to overturn the 2020 election.
The former president has long been constantly on his phone, but only to talk into it — or, before he was kicked off Twitter, to send streams of tweets.
Now his delayed embrace of what has long been a default mode of communication spanning generations signals not only a willingness to join in the world of LOLs and BRBs but also a small shift from his aversion to leaving paper or electronic trails.
Those who have witnessed firsthand his visceral aversion to record keeping said they were shocked to learn about his new electronic habit.
The fact that Trump is now sending texts has caused alarm among some of his associates, who are concerned about what he might say. Still, they have been relieved about another shift: His phone now sends calls that are not from numbers in his contacts to voicemail.
That shift occurred this month after an NBC reporter called Trump directly during Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s desperate fight to be elected speaker of the House. Trump picked up, giving a brief interview that created some political heartburn for Republicans.
Still unclear is Trump’s position on emoji.
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“the House Jan. 6 committee as they tried to track his thoughts”
Nothing more needs to be added to this statement.
No more mean texts! LOL
/Massive Eyeroll
I’m waiting for my first “COVEFE” text.
I see somebody left the age dial on AI article writer at 6.
“The New York Times via Yahoo”
Stopped reading right there
> president’s resistance to texting frustrated investigators for the House Jan. 6 committee
Why start now? Keep the traitors frustrated.
I fail to see how “texting” is significantly different from “tweeting” (I don’t “tweet”).
Nope, sums it up right thar.
No ,incredibly, these are actually paid “professionals” if you can believe it. This propaganda is what passes for “news”. At least they resist being called biased anymore.
its not any different, except twitter is to a wider audience.
But he is soooo orange!!!!
Brandon doesn’t text. Wonder why...
I request journalists to stop reporting about Trump if they find it politically adverse. Or you can lose your ratings and jobs. You have been warned!
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