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Related: About this forumTrump-tweets from Android are Trump himself. Trump-tweets from iPhone are campaign-staffers.
http://www.cracked.com/blog/trump-writes-some-his-own-tweets-and-we-know-which-ones/Most of Trump's whining and conspiracy theories come from Android devices:
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While the tweets from iPhones are all the scheduling, thanking people, explaining his positions, linking to news articles that support his views -- you know, actual campaigning.
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The guy who developed this theory (he's a special-effects artist! Follow him on Twitter!) also pointed out that the phrase "thank you" appears only in tweets sent from an iPhone:
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Cracked pointed out that Trump will often retweet obviously fake Twitter accounts praising him. Every single time that has happened, the tweet's been sent from an Android account.
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With this kind of insight into his campaign, it's hard not to start speculating about what's going on behind the scenes in Trump's Flying Fortress Of Solitude. Remember when Trump insulted the parents of a dead American soldier and promised that Russia would never invade Ukraine (even though they already had) in the same interview?
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But then you can almost see where his handlers made him stop and go take a walk or something (which should be mandatory for any prolonged social media use). Shortly after that came a series of tweets about how dishonest CNN is, all from iPhones. You know, like they were desperate to change the subject or something:
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OK, real quick, here's an article about how the presidential candidate promised to stop using Apple products. And here's another, in the New York Times, about how much Donald Trump enjoys using a Samsung Galaxy (an Android phone).
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Trump-tweets from Android are Trump himself. Trump-tweets from iPhone are campaign-staffers. (Original Post)
DetlefK
Aug 2016
OP
Now that this has been printed, his campaign is scurrying to change their habits...
NurseJackie
Aug 2016
#1
If he can't control himself it is likely that he will use someone's cellphone
LiberalFighter
Aug 2016
#2
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)1. Now that this has been printed, his campaign is scurrying to change their habits...
... and to get Trump an iphone.
LiberalFighter
(50,942 posts)2. If he can't control himself it is likely that he will use someone's cellphone
against security protocol to tweet if he became President.
mopinko
(70,112 posts)3. ha! i knew it.
i have been saying that about several of those staffer tweets.
Initech
(100,079 posts)4. Didn't Trump demand Apple build phones in the US at one point if I remember correctly?
So what's he doing using Android?