USA Today, June 2026
If Barack Obama was the first president to use social media as a communications strategy, and Joe Biden was able to widen its scope, President Donald Trump has completely remade the approach in his own image. According to a new Pew Research Center analysis, public engagement with federal agencies’ official X accounts during the second Trump administration has significantly outpaced the end of Biden’s tenure.
The White House has said that its unprecedented social media strategy reflects a level of transparency never seen before and highlights the Trump administration’s myriad accomplishments. Critics argue that the wanton use of such a powerful tool at best, betrays the dignity of the office and, at worst, spreads confusion and misinformation during times of national anxiety.
