Donald Trump calls for âverifiedâ Twitter sycophant accounts
Donald Trump has bemoaned the rising number of people on Twitter who donât like him, calling for a return to the days when he could retweet sycophants without concern. After one of his followers made him retweet a photo of Rose and Fred West by blowing a small amount of smoke up his ass, Trump said the social network must do more to protect celebritiesÂ who like to retweet compliments. Trump told reporters, âIt is important that elite Twitter users like myselfÂ can retweet genuine sycophants without worrying if they are taking the piss or not.â âIf Twitter were to introduce âverifiedâ sycophant status for users who just want spend all day complimenting celebrities and crying out for a retweet, then this whole process would be much easier.â âI mean, I could then limit my retweets to people I know are going to make me look good and the whole Internet will be a better place.â âItâs about time Twitter took the whole issue of celebrity sycophancy more seriously.â Social media experts have warned that verified sycophant status would be difficult to monitor, and even harder to enforce. Consultant Simon Williams explained, âWhat do you do for the Twitter userÂ who says Cheryl Cole is the most gifted artistÂ of her generation, but that Louis Walsh is only qualified toÂ work on the bins?â âThey go from sycophant to troll in the space of one tweet.â âThat said it would probably be best all round if we just ignore anything Donald Trump says. Seriously, that man would retweet Islamic StateÂ if they said his golf course was nice.â