Parody @MatureTrumpTwts offers ‘more presidential’ Donald Trump Twitter account

It seems like every other day, President-elect Donald Trump is in the headlines for something he said on Twitter.

One of his tweets can send stocks crashing or cause tensions with world powers — leading some to consider his behaviour to be un-presidential.

It’s got to the point where Twitter has reportedly discussed banning him from the social media platform.

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So @MatureTrumpTwts was created to fill the void of what a “more presidential,” more mature Trump Twitter account would look like. The man behind the account (who prefers to remain semi-anonymous and will be referred to here as “Barry”) said words matter, and the president-elect’s tweets are “fraught with potential for misinterpretation and danger.”

Here’s a bit of “PresidentialTrump” responding to…

Colleagues:

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Russian intelligence matters:

Saturday Night Live:

@MatureTrumpTwts usually quotes a direct tweet from Trump himself,  so you can really see the difference in communication style.

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The account has now grown to over 90,000 followers, including celebrities such as Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling.

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Barry said while he thought the account would resonate, he didn’t expect it to take off the way it did. “If you read the mentions, many are finding this as a sanity check.”

The account’s rapid growth was actually thanks to Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, who’s no stranger to the parody world. He shared a few of @MatureTrumpTwts’s tweets to his 12 million followers just days after it was created and @MatureTrumpTwts gained more than 14,000 followers almost immediately.

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Since Donald Trump usually tweets early or late in the day, manning the @MatureTrumpTwts account doesn’t interfere with Barry’s regular job as a professional communicator. From Barry’s observations, Trump has shown signs of changing his tone — but still can’t help tweeting when he feels insulted or attacked.

As for Barry’s thoughts on the future?

“We, the world, have to find our way back to civility, empathy, decorum, decency and kindness. And I think this can play a role in that.”

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