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President Donald Trump went on a manic Reality Social posting spree Monday night time that noticed him fireplace off 150 tweets in mere hours that included compliments in regards to the first woman to conspiracy theories about Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi.
Between 7 p.m. and midnight, the president reposted roughly 150 tweets — averaging about one put up each two minutes for 5 hours — from what seemed to be a random assortment of unknown figures on X and his shut allies discussing an unpredictable vary of matters. The heaviest focus of posts occurred between 11 p.m. and midnight, with about 100 posts within the remaining hour alone.
Lower than six hours after capping off his posting spree, the president jumped again on his social media platform at 5.48 a.m., declaring: “TRUTH SOCIAL IS THE BEST! There may be nothing even shut!!!”
The Reality Social spree included movies of Kamala Harris, flattering feedback about himself and assaults in opposition to his perceived political rivals.
In a single significantly nostalgic put up, Trump reposted a video with the caption: “Christmas is formally nice once more!” The video included a snippet of Trump in House Alone 2, a clip of Kamala Harris, and photographs of the president and Melania Trump taking a look at Christmas timber.
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Trump additionally as soon as once more took purpose at Senator Mark Kelly and different Democrats with army backgrounds who issued a video assertion final month telling troops they “can and should refuse unlawful orders.”
“Mark Kelly and the group of Unpatriotic Politicians had been WRONG to do what they did, and so they comprehend it! I hope the folks taking a look at them will not be duped into considering that it’s OK to overtly and freely get others to disobey the President of the USA,” Trump wrote.
Lower than an hour later, Rep. Jason Crow, one of many lawmakers within the video, responded, fuming: “The President can put up on Reality Social all he desires, however he won’t ever threaten or intimidate me. I’ve taken many oaths—as a paratrooper, Military Ranger, and now Member of Congress. My obligation is to the Structure, not Donald Trump.”
A number of different posts had been devoted to bashing his frequent Democratic targets: Pelosi, California Governor Gavin Newsom and former president Joe Biden.
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One put up about Pelosi referred to as to “lock her up,” baselessly claiming her staffer was concerned with the January 6 Capitol riot. One other praised Trump’s efforts to void Biden’s autopen orders.
Blended into the rage-filled posts was a video Trump posted complimenting Melania’s model. The president later reposted an X person’s response to the video: “Grace, class and wonder. Our First Girl Melania.”
Others had been fawning posts in regards to the president from MAGA allies. Trump reposted a video of Florida GOP Rep. Byron Donalds delivering remarks, which included him thanking God that Harris didn’t win in 2024. Inside the identical minute, the president reposted an X person hyping up Trump: “Donald Trump isn’t a Democrat, he’s not even a republican, he’s a motion! The best president to ever dwell.”
A number of X customers remarked on the 79-year-old’s nonstop social media posts.
Democratic influencer Harry Sisson quipped: “In the midst of the night time, Trump posted on Reality Social effectively over 150 instances in an hour. That’s at the very least 2 posts a minute. If you happen to had a member of the family or pal doing this, you’d host an intervention. Trump isn’t effectively and he was clearly having a psychological decline second.”
One other X person appeared shocked by the sheer variety of posts: “I’ve by no means seen something just like the absurd variety of instances Trump posted on Reality Social late final night time / this morning. Largely random screenshots and video clips, however in very speedy succession.”
