Donald Trump typically uses Twitter like the rest of us — to shout rarely-thought-through opinions into the void. Unfortunately for Trump, that is not exactly the best strategy for someone running for president of the United States.
Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown (R) told BuzzFeed yesterday that he has advised Trump to be "more disciplined" on Twitter. But if you're down for a good conspiracy, it appears that someone is simply writing Trump's "good" tweets for him now:
When using Tweetdeck, users can see how other people posted tweets — for example, the "sophisticated" Trump tweet came from an iPhone while just hours earlier a much Trumpier sounding tweet was posted using an Android, giving credence to the possibility that an aide is writing Trump's more professional posts.
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Manual retweets — another of Trump's favorite tactics — also appear to come from the Android app:
(Twitter)
Whereas more standard campaign information appears to come from the iPhone:
(Twitter)
Then again, it is also entirely possible Trump has two phones — the guy is a billionaire, after all.
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