On June 24, Donald Trump posted a stark warning to Israel on Truth Social, expressing his thoughts regarding military actions in relation to Iran. This followed Trump's own bombing of Iranian nuclear sites and an announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. His real-time postings suggest a blending of policy-making with social media use. Trump's comments on social media often blur the line between broadcasting decisions and making them. There appears to be no limit to the type of discussions Trump engages in publicly.
On June 24, at 6:50 A.M., Donald Trump posted a message on Truth Social that might otherwise have been reserved for a diplomatic cable or at least a highly secure phone line: "ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS . . . IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION." He signed the post, continuing in all caps, "DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES."
Discussing military secrets, undertaking diplomatic negotiations, making economic threats-no aspect of governing seems too high level for Trump not to publish it on the internet.
The posts seem to constitute not only the broadcasting of policy decisions but, more alarmingly, the decisions themselves. Social media isn't just politicized; it is the politics.
On June 19th, Trump said that he would reserve two weeks in which to decide whether to bomb Iran; he took action much faster than that.
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