--- title: Donald Trump Twitter: Word Usage Changes as President description: President Trump's Twitter feed is perhaps the most reliable window into his thoughts. Here's how it's changed since he became president. canonical: https://time.com/4673380/donald-trump-tweets-president-analysis/ author: Pratheek Rebala article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-16T16:44:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-07T07:17:20.865Z article:section: Politics og:title: Trump Has Stopped Tweeting 5 Words Since Becoming President og:description: One surprising one: "Women." og:url: https://time.com/4673380/donald-trump-tweets-president-analysis/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8f5ab3ac57d61068/698898218e0601565a466559/donald-trump-phone.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Donald Trump og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Trump Has Stopped Tweeting 5 Words Since Becoming President twitter:description: One surprising one: "Women." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8f5ab3ac57d61068/698898218e0601565a466559/donald-trump-phone.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 01:40 video:published: 2017-02-16 section: politics topics: presidential administration, inherited problems, drug epidemic, Russia relations, spy vessel, Hillary Clinton reset, media criticism, fake news, leaks, congressional caucuses genre: press conference, news interview tones: combative, defensive, dismissive, informal emotions: anger (high), defensiveness (high), contempt (medium), frustration (medium) sentiment: negative audience: politically engaged viewers, news consumers, media observers, policy followers people: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton organizations: CNN, Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus content_suitability: politics [00:00-01:40]; hate [00:55-01:04]; drugs and alcohol [00:30-00:44]; war [01:04-01:21] transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # Donald Trump Has Stopped Tweeting 5 Words Since Becoming President > Sponsored content. 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President Trump held a loose, combative press conference that touched on his views on Russia, the first weeks of his Administration and his views on the media._ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary A combative, loosely structured press conference in which the speaker describes inheriting a 'mess' at home and abroad, pushes back on questions about the Congressional Black and Hispanic Caucuses, and denies anti-Semitism and racism. He addresses a reported Russian spy vessel, dismisses ties to Russia as a 'ruse,' criticizes Hillary Clinton's 'reset' with Russia, and attacks CNN and the news media as fake. ## Key points - The speaker says he inherited a mess at home and abroad and claims the administration is running like a fine-tuned machine despite stories of chaos. (00:00) - He claims the United States is becoming a drug-infested nation, with drugs becoming cheaper than candy bars, and says this will not be allowed to continue. (00:30) - Asked about including the Congressional Black Caucus and Congressional Hispanic Caucus, he offers to set up a meeting and deflects when the reporter says they are not his friends. (00:44) - He calls himself the least anti-Semitic person and the least racist person the questioner has ever seen. (00:55) - On a spy vessel off the coast of the United States, he says it is not good and that he was given that information but does not know more. (01:04) - He states he owns nothing in Russia, has no loans in Russia, and has no deals in Russia. (01:12) - He calls the whole Russian matter a ruse and criticizes Hillary Clinton's 'reset' with the 'stupid plastic button' that made the US look like jerks. (01:21) - He says he watches CNN and describes its coverage as full of anger and hatred. (01:27) - He acknowledges the leaks are absolutely real while claiming the news is fake because so much of it is fake. (01:35) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:44] Opening claims about inherited problems. The speaker describes inheriting a mess and disputes media reports of chaos, claiming the administration runs smoothly, and raises the drug issue. - [00:44 to 01:04] Questions on minority caucuses and bias. A reporter asks about meeting with the Congressional Black and Hispanic Caucuses, and the speaker denies being anti-Semitic or racist. - [01:04 to 01:40] Russia, Clinton, and media criticism. The speaker addresses a spy vessel, denies Russian business ties, calls the Russia matter a ruse, criticizes Clinton's reset, and attacks CNN and the news media. ## Key quotes - [00:04] Donald Trump: "I inherited a mess, it's a mess." - [01:12] Donald Trump: "I own nothing in Russia. I have no loans in Russia. I don't have any deals in Russia." - [01:21] Donald Trump: "The whole Russian thing, that's a ruse. It's a ruse." - [01:35] Donald Trump: "The news is fake because so much of the news is fake." ## Questions this video answers - What problems does the administration say it inherited? [00:00] - Will the Congressional Black Caucus and Congressional Hispanic Caucus be included? [00:44] - Is the speaker anti-Semitic or racist? [00:55] - What does the speaker say about the spy vessel off the US coast? [01:04] - Does the speaker have business interests or loans in Russia? [01:12] - How does the speaker view the Russia issue and the media's coverage of it? [01:21] ## Content suitability - politics [00:00-01:40]: Entire video is a political press conference featuring a sitting president. - hate [00:55-01:04]: Speaker addresses accusations of anti-Semitism and racism, denying them. - drugs and alcohol [00:30-00:44]: Speaker discusses drug prevalence and availability in the US. - war [01:04-01:21]: References to Russia and a spy vessel touch on international tensions. by [Pratheek Rebala](https://time.com/author/pratheek-rebala/) and [Chris Wilson](https://time.com/author/chris-wilson/) Feb 16, 2017 4:44 PM UTC President Trump held a loose, combative press conference that touched on his views on Russia, the first weeks of his Administration and his views on the media. by [Pratheek Rebala](https://time.com/author/pratheek-rebala/) and [Chris Wilson](https://time.com/author/chris-wilson/) Feb 16, 2017 4:44 PM UTC Amid the [turbulence of intelligence leaks](http://time.com/4672974/donald-trump-white-house-chaos) and contentious press briefings, President Trump’s Twitter feed is perhaps the most reliable window into his thoughts. Because all tweets are coded by which device was used to send them, it’s possible to make an educated guess as to which messages from Trump’s account come from him personally. This has allowed a variety of news outlets to analyze such things as the [tone of his personal tweets](https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/08/12/two-people-write-trumps-tweets-he-writes-the-angrier-ones/?utm%5Fterm=.f2bcd5053514) and whether he [changes his behavior during the Jewish sabbath](http://www.slate.com/articles/news%5Fand%5Fpolitics/politics/2017/02/a%5Fscientific%5Fexamination%5Fof%5Fwhat%5Ftrump%5Ftweets%5Fduring%5Fshabbat.html). To contribute to this body of research, TIME analyzed 1,200 of Trump’s tweets between the time he became the presumptive nominee up to the present. While the timing of his Twitter habit has only changed gradually, the topics on which he focuses have changed dramatically. Case in point: Before the election, he frequently mentioned “women” in tweets. Since the inauguration, he has not done so once. Here’s a closer look at how Trump’s tweets have changed since he became President. ## Transcript [00:00] As you know, our administration inherited many problems [00:04] across government and across the economy. To be honest, [00:10] I inherited a mess, it's a mess. At [00:16] home and abroad, a mess. I turned on the TV, opened the [00:20] newspapers. And I see stories of chaos. Chaos, yet [00:25] it is the exact opposite this administration [00:30] is running like a fine- tuned machine. We; re becoming [00:35] a drug infested nation. Drugs are becoming [00:40] cheaper that candy bars. We're not gonna let it happen any [00:44] longer. Are you going to include the Congressional Black [00:47] Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus? Well I [00:48] would. I tell you what, do you want to set up the meeting? [00:50] Do you want to set up the meeting Are they friend of yours? [00:52] No, no, no, I'm just a reporter. No, set up the meeting. [00:55] Number one, I am the least anti- Semitic [01:00] person that you've ever seen in your entire life Number [01:04] two, racism, the least racist person. You mentioned the [01:08] vessel, the spy vessel, off the coast of the United States. [01:10] Not good. I was given that information. I don't know. I was [01:12] just given. I own nothing in Russia. I have no loans [01:17] in Russia. I don't have any deals in Russia. The whole [01:21] Russian thing, that's a ruse. It's a ruse. Hillary Clinton did a [01:24] reset, remember? With the stupid plastic button that made [01:27] us look like a bunch of jerks. I watch CNN, it's so much [01:31] anger and hatred and just the hatred. The leaks [01:35] are absolutely real. 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