The nation’s 46th president has been in office nearly a month, but it seems, according to Twitter, the president at top of mind for many Americans was the last, and arguably, most controversial.
Monday marks Presidents Day, so naturally several took to social media to celebrate the holiday and acknowledge presidents of past and present. The term “presidents day” was trending Monday morning on Twitter. Additionally, the term “Donald J Trump” also yielded tens of thousands of results on the chatty social media site.
President Joe Biden’s name was not trending Monday morning. Of course, Trump, who led the nation for four years, would be a likely topic of discussion two days after his acquittal in a second impeachment trial. The former Republican president has been vilified by those in his party and numerous Democrats for what they say was his active role in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Though many of his fellow party leaders, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, placed blame on the 45th president for the deadly attack, only seven Republicans voted to impeach him in Saturday’s Senate vote. McConnell was not one of them.
The holiday coming so soon after Trump’s acquittal seemed to play right into the fodder on whether the Senate made the right or wrong decision on his accountability in the chaos. Those who have supported the former commander in chief throughout his false claims of voter fraud and the insurrection took Monday to thank “one of the greatest” presidents in our history. Many used the nickname the “people’s president” in reference to the twice-impeached former president.
Trump, who has been banned from Twitter since the January riot, was not able to respond to the adoration expressed on the site. Some said even the mention of his name was an accost to the sanctity of Presidents Day, a federal holiday that honors the birthday of the first U.S. president George Washington.
Along with the competing schools of thought on Trump’s presidency, there were also mentions of a recently released poll from ABC News. The news conglomerate and Ipsos conducted a poll following Saturday’s trial asking Americans if Trump should have been convicted in the impeachment trial. Fifty-eight percent polled said he should have been convicted.
The collective of voices for and against the former president will likely continue battling it out in case Trump tries to return to office. In his speech following his acquittal, Trump insinuated that scenario could be likely.
“Our historic, patriotic and beautiful movement to Make America Great Again has only just begun. In the months ahead I have much to share with you, and I look forward to continuing our incredible journey together to achieve American greatness for all of our people,” he said.
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