(RNN) - The ways in which U.S. presidents communicate with Americans has radically evolved since the nation's inception. Former Presidents William Henry Harrison1, Theodore Roosevelt2, Franklin Roosevelt3, Lyndon B. Johnson4 and Barack Obama5 have all played a hand in transforming presidential outreach.
President Donald Trump is making his own contribution to that rich history. The president is a prolific tweeter, using the social network to laud his administration's achievements, attack his political opposition and bypass and criticize legacy media outlets.
He's sent his more than 28 million followers nearly 500 tweets since taking the presidency, and he's done little to abate his signature big-talking brashness.
A breakdown of Trump's account gives unprecedented, real-time insight into the Oval Office.
His favorite time of day to tweet? 8:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.
The media outlets his mentions the most? The New York Times and Fox and Friends.
His most mentioned words? "Fake news," "Democrats" and "media."
Below is a breakdown of the president's Twitter usage in his first 100 days and a list of some of his most iconic tweets, each of which is some combination of inflammatory, conciliatory, bombastic, ingratiatory, magnanimous or congratulatory.
Jan. 22
Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election! Why didn't these people vote? Celebs hurt cause badly.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 22, 2017
Peaceful protests are a hallmark of our democracy. Even if I don't always agree, I recognize the rights of people to express their views.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 22, 2017
Feb. 4
The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2017
Feb. 8
My daughter Ivanka has been treated so unfairly by @Nordstrom. She is a great person -- always pushing me to do the right thing! Terrible!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 8, 2017
Feb. 9
SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 9, 2017
Feb. 15
Information is being illegally given to the failing @nytimes & @washingtonpost by the intelligence community (NSA and FBI?).Just like Russia
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 15, 2017
The real scandal here is that classified information is illegally given out by "intelligence" like candy. Very un-American!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 15, 2017
Feb. 17
The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 17, 2017
March 4
Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my "wires tapped" in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 4, 2017
How low has President Obama gone to tapp my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 4, 2017
March 30
The Freedom Caucus will hurt the entire Republican agenda if they don't get on the team, & fast. We must fight them, & Dems, in 2018!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 30, 2017
Footnotes
1United behind the battle cry "Tippecanoe and Tyler too," William Henry Harrison was the first president to actively campaign for office.
2Theodore Roosevelt used his "bully pulpit" to remake the presidency into a position of character and advocacy.
3Franklin Roosevelt explored the new technology of radio in his fireside chats, where he soothed a nation in deep financial depression and assured his policies would succeed.
4Lyndon B. Johnson moved the State of the Union Address to primetime, widening the audience and media coverage of the president's agenda setting address to Congress.
5Barack Obama, whose presidential campaigns were lauded for their outreach to young voters, launched the first official White House YouTube page.
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