Trump ramped up anti-media tweeting during election campaigns and the pandemic
Number of tweets by Trump attacking the press by month
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0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Jul ’15
Oct ’15
Jan ’16
Apr ’16
Jul ’16
Oct ’16
Jan ’17
Apr ’17
Jul ’17
Oct ’17
Jan ’18
Apr ’18
Jul ’18
Oct ’18
Jan ’19
Apr ’19
Jul ’19
Oct ’19
Jan ’20
Apr ’20
Jul ’20
Oct ’20
Jan ’21
X
Trump's first election campaign
Trump's first election campaign
Re-election campaign
Re-election campaign
Covid-19 takes hold in the USA
Covid-19 takes hold in the USA
22
66
35
44
58
69
72
51
22
46
10
44
30
29
43
21
28
19
9
31
29
22
14
18
19
31
24
13
38
17
28
23
12
14
29
22
28
37
49
27
22
24
25
47
20
35
36
29
56
58
78
83
54
34
34
23
29
50
85
73
51
46
40
76
90
48
28
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