Stripped of Twitter, Donald Trump faces a new challenge: How to get attention
Now, his Twitter account yanked away from him permanently, Donald Trump faces the challenge, for both his remaining days in the White House and in a post-presidency, of how to thrust himself into the conversation on his own terms.
New York Times
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His public persona was a product of television for decades.
Through "The Apprentice," he built a fantasy version of himself as a tough-minded chief executive of a global business empire and a self-made billionaire. His wrestling match-style rallies helped him dominate television during the 2016 presidential campaign. Ever attuned to how he was playing and the power of ratings, he personally chose which anchors he wanted to interview him, and persuaded hosts to allow him to simply phone into their Sunday shows.