Broadcast networks, pressured to be more aggressive in their approach to him and his aides, asked tougher questions. It was telling that throughout his time in office, Mr. Trump chose as his primary Twitter channel his @realdonaldtrump account and not his official @Potus account. Twitter gave him a singular outlet for expressing himself as he is, unfiltered by the norms of the presidency. The television in his alcove dining room off the Oval Office was usually on in the background, catnip for his short attention span. Mr. Trump’s White House aides said he loved tweeting and then watching the chyrons on cable news channels quickly change in response.

Source: New York Times January 10, 2021 23:15 UTC