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>strips Trump of a major source of power for him

I think you are trying to make a reasoned argument and engage in meaningful debate, but can we really make the argument that the person with the nuclear codes, in control of a budget of trillions of dollars, receives any power from a free online publishing tool?

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Right, it's more of a convenience.

> receives any power from a free online publishing tool

i respectfully disagree. imagine FDR without his radio fireside chats, JFK without his television appearances, or even Trump without Twitter.

the usage of media platforms and ability to communicate directly with constituents is a source of power.

So, the first two examples are one-way broadcast mediums using the public airwaves.

If you had said HBO and Sirius radio, I would agree.

As I noted, you realize the federal government has a nearly inexhaustible source of funding, right? I bet they could build a twitter clone if they were really worried about it.

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