"Over the period stretching from 12:00 am ET on Monday through 9:30 am ET on Tuesday, Trump posted or reposted 77 times on his Truth Social account. The enormous volume of content the president shared amounts to nearly 2.3 posts per hour. For comparison, the average person spends about two and a half hours on social media daily. On average, brands selling products post around once per day, while news media companies make around 12 posts daily."
"The bulk of Trump's posts came in just over one hour's time. From 10:15 pm ET to 11:30 pm ET, Trump made more than 50 posts and reposts. As president of the United States of America, Trump could make the case that his posting more often than most people is due to the importance of his position - indeed, during his first term in office, the Trump administration indicated that his posts were meant to be seen as official statements from the president."
"On Monday night, President Donald Trump made a series of baseless and erratic accusations against his perceived political enemies, including expressing a desire to charge former President Barack Obama with sedition and treason over a conspiracy theory regarding the 2016 election. An alarming number of posts from Trump on Monday night, for example, featured attacks on Obama, including accusing the former president of plotting a coup against him by using the investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election."
"But the subject matter of Trump's recent posts - and his tendency to peddle outlandish, unverified claims - has sparked questions from observers on both the left and the right over whether the president is mentally fit to remain in office. An alarming number of posts from Trump on Monday night, for example, featured attacks on Obama, including accusing the former president of plotting a coup against him by using the investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election."
From 12:00 am ET Monday through 9:30 am ET Tuesday, President Donald Trump posted or reposted 77 times on Truth Social, averaging nearly 2.3 posts per hour. More than 50 posts and reposts were made in just over one hour, from 10:15 pm ET to 11:30 pm ET. The volume is far higher than typical social media use, brand posting, and news media posting. During his first term, the administration treated his posts as official statements. Recent posts included baseless and erratic accusations, including a desire to charge Barack Obama with sedition and treason tied to a 2016 election conspiracy theory, along with attacks on Obama and other unverified claims. Observers raised concerns about mental fitness to remain in office.
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