Letter to the editor
(02/09/17 6:23pm)
Last Monday, The Chronicle published a column titled “A Twitter presidency,” where the author discussed the nascent relationship between the Oval Office and “the Twitter-sphere.” Characterizing Trump’s tweets as “crass” and “simply inappropriate,” columnist Lizi Byrnes-Mandelbaum questioned how the American public could not only tolerate, but elect a candidate who is so openly offensive. She aptly noted that while scandals are nothing new for Washington—citing the affairs of Bill Clinton, Gary Hart, and John F. Kennedy—America’s tolerance for egregious acts in the White House is.