Donald Trump's tweets a distraction from decisions being made at the White HouseCARLOS BARRIA/REUTERS Tweeting is an unavoidable part of US President Donald Trump's personality. But in the era of Donald Trump, Americans get to watch a real, media-political version of this show. Analysing Trump's March 4 wire-tapping tweets, Lakoff lays out four elements on his blog:Pre-emptive framing: He frames first. Bruce Miller, a political science professor at the University of Albany, doesn't buy this theory of calculated distraction. It could be that as a weapon of choice, Twitter is nearing the end of its useful life for Trump.

Source: Stuff March 24, 2017 13:07 UTC