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'Thank you for your attention to this matter': Analyzing how Trump ends his social media posts

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published January 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM CST

Here & Now’s Indira Lakshmanan talks with A.O. Scott, critic at large for The New York Times Book Review, about his piece analyzing why President Trump often ends his Truth Social posts with the phrase “Thank you for your attention to this matter” and what it might mean about his political philosophy.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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