The White House's social media is deranged
April 10, 2025
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April 10, 2025
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<p>Since Trump took office, the official White House social media accounts have been posting a bit… differently. Drew Harwell, my former colleague at The Washington Post, has been covering the Trump White House's digital strategy.</p><p>Today, he joins me to unpack the White House's hyper-online social media cruelty, the inner workings of its digital team, how the Trump administration has transformed its traditional press shop into a rapid-response influencer operation, and how the Democratic Party is responding in the online arena. </p><p>***************</p><p>This episode of Power User is brought to you by DeleteMe. Data brokers collect your info and sell it to anyone. Start protecting yourself today by going to joindeleteme.com/TAYLOR20 and using code TAYLOR20 at checkout for 20% off!</p><p>***************</p><p><strong>Subscribe to my newsletter:</strong> <a href="https://www.usermag.co/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.usermag.co</a></p><p><strong>Subscribe to my YouTube:</strong> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TaylorLorenz" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@TaylorLorenz</a> </p><p><strong>Follow me on IG:</strong> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/taylorlorenz" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/taylorlorenz</a> </p><p><strong>Follow me on Bluesky: </strong><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/taylorlorenz.bsky.social" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/taylorlorenz.bsky.social</a> </p>
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