Today columnist Bret Stephens listed five rules for beating Donald Trump. His rule #4 was “Ignore Trump’s tweets.” He pointed out that Trump uses tweets to control the political narrative, to change the subject, to goad his opponents, or inspire his followers.
Stephens admitted that it was unrealistic to think the media would ignore the tweets completely, but he noted that the tweets could be reported less often with less emphasis and more bemusement. It is great advice.
And get this. Approximately a million people have cancelled their Twitter accounts in the last three months. The market noticed, and Twitter shares dropped yesterday. There are times I wish I had a Twitter account just so I could cancel it.
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