President Donald Trump is "addicted" to social media, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
Trump is posting “day and night,” with 2,262 Truth Social entries in just 132 days. The outlet, which dubbed him the "influencer in chief," wrote, “The data portrays an influencer-in-chief whose reach has grown vastly larger than during his first term.”
Darren Linvill, a professor and co-director of the Media Forensics Hub at Clemson University who studies social media, believes there is another factor for his prolific posts: “his desire for self-validation.”
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“His current social media behavior suggests that with time, he has been pulled even farther into his own echo chambers,” Linvill told the Washington Post. “Truth Social gives him complete and constant positive feedback.”
The professor added that Trump is in wealthy company when it comes to constantly posting. "It’s shocking to me the amount of time that many billionaires spend on social media. These people could be ice skating on the top of yachts, and instead they’re tapping away on their screens.”
He later added, “They do it because social media is really good at what it does, which is keep you addicted. People love positive feedback; it’s a dopamine hit. And Trump loves positive feedback more than many.”
The outlet notes it’s not just “the handiwork of Trump’s thumbs; he now has a team of aides who help him post throughout the day.”
