In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Trump and Vance embrace government by reply guy

Vice President JD Vance gave a very moving speech on Charlie Kirk’s show in the aftermath of his assassination. Amid a storm of speculation, celebration, and outrage, Vance and others associated with the administration are delivering on the digital demands of their constituents. Kirk’s killing has not only laid bare a manifest ugliness on the left, but has crystallized a new fact of life: Social media is making government more responsive.

Increased responsiveness to poster concerns has its origins in Trump’s first campaign. The president’s original ascent was largely due to his social media mastery and the previous administration’s unwillingness to respond to its own people.

The tenor and tone of the current administration is being shaped by what the people post.

Many have forgotten the dynamism and

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