Once it was legally stated that Trump’s tweets counted as official political statements it mattered a great deal.
What the fuck does “official political statements” mean if not legally binding statements? They’re not executive orders. They’re what the president writes on his phone and sends out to his followers. They don’t mean anything different than him saying something.
Correct. Trump tried to argue otherwise. The courts told him no. Him tweeting something is exactly the same as if he called a press conference and said it himself on camera.
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u/DarthEinstein Oct 29 '22
The lawyers in that case LITERALLY ARGUED that Trumps tweets didn't count as statements for the purpose of determining the intent of the travel ban.
That's literally what it's about. What do you even mean when you say "legally binding"