Trump raises eyebrows with long string of early-morning, all-caps tweets from Walter Reed

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published 5 October 2020

President Trump, hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center with COVID-19, is off the campaign trail for at least the next week, with only four weeks left before Election Day. Perhaps to counter that crimp on his campaigning, Trump tweeted out a list of reasons he thinks people should voter for him early Monday morning, in all-caps. It might not have had the intended effect.

It's possible that tweeting "SPACE FORCE" and "401(K)" will sway some of the tiny slice of undecided voters still out there. But it's also true that tweeting nothing is often the wiser course of action.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.