In the days since his reelection, [Donald J.] Trump has issued policy statements from X, which now allows paying subscribers to post up to 25,000 characters – far greater than the old limit of 280. Bracknell expects to see more orders-by-tweet or, more accurately, by X post, in the near future, because Trump has fewer constraints than he did in his first term.“He doesn’t have to worry about electoral politics because he’s in his second term,” Bracknell said. “Second term presidents always have a lot more latitude because the political consequences are attenuated.”
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Thursday, November 14, 2024
Tweets as orders -- here we go again?
Air & Space Forces Magazine's David Roza explores the question of military orders delivered via tweet -- a timely inquiry given the election results. Ace Global Military Justice Reform contributor Butch Bracknell is quoted to good effect. Excerpt:
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