President-elect Donald Trump has more than 17 million Twitter followers but follows only 40 accounts in return.
Of those, 10 are properties or organizations that he operates, three are media outlets, nine are friends or his family members, six are Trump campaign operatives or supporters, 11 are broadcasters and one is Vice President-elect Mike Pence.
Of the accounts that Trump follows, one of the largest blocs is made up of Trump organizations: Trump Organization, Trump Golf, Official Team Trump, Trump Waikiki, Trump National Doral, Trump Charlotte, Trump Vegas Hotel, Trump Hotel Chicago, Trump Washington DC and Trump Los Angeles.
Trump's Twitter profile features a photo of himself with Pence, whom he follows, as his banner image. He follows his wife, Melania Trump; his children, Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump and Tiffany Trump; Eric’s wife, Lara Trump; and Donald Jr.’s wife, Vanessa Trump.
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Also making the list are close advisers and associates: Realtor Katrina Campins, a former contestant on "The Apprentice" whose bio says she is "Donald Trump's surrogate;" senior adviser Dan Scavino Jr.; special counsel Michael Cohen; transition team adviser and former spokeswoman Katrina Pierson; and former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski.
Campins' and Pierson's lead images are photos of themselves with Trump. Lewandowski's Twitter profile features a photo of Trump at a lectern, flanked by American flags, and Scavino's is Trump surrounded by supporters at a rally. Trump also follows Diamond and Silk, the duo who energetically stumped for him in their videos and on the campaign trail.
Trump follows broadcaster/commentators Greta Van Susteren, Piers Morgan, Joe Scarborough, Laura Ingraham, Bill O'Reilly, Geraldo Rivera, Eric Bolling, Mark Burnett, Ann Coulter, Mika Brzezinski and Sean Hannity. The only media outlets that he follows are "Fox & Friends," Fox Nation and the Drudge Report.
Rounding out the list are WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon, whose wife, Linda McMahon, is Trump's choice to head the Small Business Administration, and pro golfer Gary Player.
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