the handle @donald trump. that s when i suggested we call him @real donald trump and i remember he just kind of nodded because he really liked the sound of that. but despite the pitch for authenticity, peter ran the account. he s the author of that david letterman plug. and most of the early tweets were just aspirational quotes they copied from trump s books. one of the early tweets that i had posted i have right here was my persona will never be that of a wall flower. i d rather build walls than cling to them. eight months later, trump takes over his own tweeting and right away shows off his grand ambition with a typo and a website. the people at should trump run.com got it right. how are factories supposed to compete with china and other countries? dot, dot, dot. he doesn t reveal in social media that the website has
for a publishing company. reporter: including the man tasked with finding new ways to promote donald trump s new book. they were saying, we don t really understand this, so you re the expert. why don t you explain it. reporter: they set up a meeting with the boss where peter explained the basics to the billionaire and then mentioned one hitch, an imposter had claimed the handle @donald trump. that s when i suggested to him that we call him @realdonald trump because he s the authentic real deal and i remember he just kind of nodded because he really liked the sound of that. bill weir joins us. real bill weir to talk about what is really a highly anticipated hour of television, by. by popular demand, posted by storms natural and manmade. let me ask you this, one of the most fascinating aspects about what you discussed is the security concerns, having to do with the president s twitter account. right. started using it way back