When the 45th president of the United States was elected, I was hopeful for a turn around from his behavior prior to the election. For the most part, the president has done well to keep to the promises he made while on the campaign trail. But while he has been in the office, he has continued to take his frustration and rants to Twitter.
During the campaign leading up to the 2016 election, President Trump would almost constantly be on Twitter, but it was more acceptable then, as it could possibly have been seen as his attempt at campaigning, or at expressing policy, however, upon entering the oval office, President Trump has failed to remove himself from the environment of the internet, and this has caused him to be practically absent from the world, aside from when it can benefit him. The President has made next to no efforts to leave the White House, except when deemed necessary.
(That is, except for when he decides to participate in his favorite pass time, golfing.)
Now, I'm not saying that there is anything wrong with taking some time to have fun or to relax every once in awhile, and it can be especially necessary with the stress that can befall someone who has taken on the role of President, but at a certain point, one must wonder when it becomes too much.
It is evident to nearly everyone at this point that President Trump has crossed that line when recently, amid the destruction which hurricane season brought to Puerto Rico, President Trump decided it best to go golfing in New Jersey, but that's OK, because while Trump seemingly didn't have enough time between strokes to allocate more help for Puerto Rico, he was certainly able to find enough time to tweet.
One such tweet was to attack the mayor of San Juan for what Trump claims as poor leadership ability. The layers of hypocrisy are certainly strong with the President's statement, as he has failed to act with a sense of direction or to make any significant difference since being elected nearly a year ago and he is trying to attack the mayor of San Juan while they are scrambling to recover from a hurricane.
Furthermore, Trump's presence on Twitter has served him to attack not only the leader of San Juan but others as well. He has used the platform to take stabs at the Democratic party, the NFL, and nearly every sort of news outlet that has ever said anything bad about him, claiming them to be fake news, just to name a few of his targets.
President Trump has made it a point to be present on Twitter, which in some cases can be a good thing if political leader has a presence on social media, as it has become the most popular means for people to access information, and it can serve politicians as a way to communicate their ideas and interact with the people who they represent. However, Donald Trump has gone very far beyond this to turn the social media platform as a way to attack those who may disagree with anything which he may say or do, and so the President of the United States is reduced to being nothing more than a bully on the internet who lashes out at the first sign of disagreement.
