Trump voters to US President: Stop Twitter rants

March 30, 2017 00:03

US President Donald Trump is the nation's tweeter-in-chief, and his missives often provoke controversy, even among those who voted for him.

According to many of his supporters, Trump was wrong about "Saturday Night Live" being unwatchable and Alec Baldwin's impersonation not being good.

"He has no sense of humour," one tweeted.

"Humour at its best," another said.

Trump has more than 27 million followers on his personal Twitter account, @realDonaldTrump. Another 16 million people follow his official presidential account, @POTUS.

Emma Leach, who became a die-hard fan of then-candidate Trump after attending a campaign rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, says Trump's use of Twitter energizes younger people, such as herself.

But the immediacy is a double-edged sword.

"In some situations, that's an excellent thing because he's able to get the word out very quickly and perhaps get reactions and responses back," said said Ilene Wood of Emmaus, Pennsylvania. "But at the same time, it creates a possibility of engaging your mouth before you've engaged your brain."

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