President Donald Trump was online late Wednesday and early Thursday as he posted a string of wild messages on his Truth Social platform attacking mail-in voting, MSNBC and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has been imitating him on social media. Trump’s spree began a little before midnight as he praised the Texas House for approving new maps that would likely give Republicans five more seats in Congress in next year’s midterm elections.He called on other states to conduct their own mid-cycle gerrymanders to increase GOP seats, saying doing so while also eliminating mail-in voting would net Republicans “100 more seats” in Congress. In another post, he bragged about his supposed approval rating. Trump wrote: “59% APPROVAL RATING FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP, MASSIVE LEAD OVER THE DEMOCRATS.”It’s not clear which poll Trump was referring to. No recent poll tracked by RealClearPolling shows him with a 59% approval rating. Most instead show him underwater by between 6 and 13 percentage points. After midnight, he attacked MSNBC, which this week announced it would change its name to MS NOW as part of a corporate divorce from NBC. The president fired off an all-caps rant: Donald Trump's post on his Truth Social platform.Donald TrumpTrump also directed his rage at Newsom, who has for days been pointing out the absurdity of the president’s behavior by copying his bombastic social media style, often triggering right-wing figures in the process.Trump wrote: Trump's post on Truth Social.Donald TrumpNewsom’s office had a very Trump-like response, using three snowflake emojis to describe the president in one post. In another, Newsom’s office responded to Trump’s attack on MSNBC: Newsom also wrote from his personal account: Close
Trump Has A ‘Massive’ Midnight Meltdown In Flurry Of Social Media Posts
The president fired off a series of rants on his Truth Social website.
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