Almost 60 percent of Americans think it's time for Trump to quit Twitter

Donald Trump.
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Donald Trump's off-the-cuff comments on Twitter are nothing new, but the majority of the American public has apparently had enough of his ranting and raving on social media. In a Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday, 59 percent of voters said it was time for Trump to shut down his Twitter account, Bloomberg Politics reports.

"You've got the job. Now be a leader, not a tweeter," the poll's assistant director, Tim Malloy, summarized.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.