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He's tweeting again! The Sisters Slaveever-loving President-elect Donald J. Trump is tweeting again.

After winning the presidential election and — for a solid 48 hours — appearing presidential, Trump returned to his favorite social media platform.

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Last night's tweet complaining about peaceful protesters, calling them fake and blaming the media was like the greatest hits version of all his tweets. It had the petulance, the defensiveness, the scattershot accusations and the clipped complaint.

To be fair, this was not President-elect Donald Trump's first tweet since winning office. Trump tweeted some pretty warm and clearly happy (dare I say, inspired) thoughts after clinching the electoral vote and an even more encouraging tweet after what looked like a productive meeting with President Barack Obama.

This was a new start. 

We thought.

Can't stop the tweeting

There have been questions about what would happen to Trump's relationship with Twitter going forward. 

I assumed he would pull back on Twitter, especially as he starts to have the same kind of high-level security briefings as the sitting president. Can't afford a slip-up on Twitter that could lead to an international incident.

I'll admit, I did not expect Trump to stop tweeting altogether, at least not right away. But come inauguration on Jan. 20, he will assume the mantel of President of the United States, Leader of the Free World" and take "control" of the POTUS twitter account.

In a story Mashableposted prior to the election, we explained the transition of this social media pulpit: the contents of it are off-loaded for posterity and the account is wiped out, reset for the incoming president, Donald J. Trump.

During his presidency, Barack Obama rarely tweeted directly through @POTUS. When he did, a little "--BO" appeared at the end. Late in his second term Obama got a personal account. He used that somewhat more freely, but still in a rather presidential way, probably because, it's run by his Organizing for Action staff.

We wondered how Trump might use @POTUS and if he would continue Tweeting as he has for years while in office. I think now we have our answer.

Hours after Trump's protester Tweet, Trump mounted his social media pony again. This time, though, he seemed to praise the protesters. 

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Was this a conciliatory olive branch or was Trump talking about those protesters who were out there to support his election?

That's not clear. What I will say is that, when placed side-by-side, the Tweets appear, at the very least, at odds, which is even more alarming. A president, really any leader, can't possibly lead if his constituents are privy to every one of his micro-emotions. I know live-tweeting his campaign worked for Trump, but that simply can't be his social media strategy going forward.

If there is one thing Donald Trump's election proves, it's that, despite all its troubles, Twitter remains a powerful and persuasive platform. Trump knows this, yet he can't reconcile it with his thin-skinned nature and need for the instant gratification of a Tweet release.

POTUS turns right

This should concern not just those who are against the upcoming Trump presidency, but every member of the Trump transition team and potential member of his cabinet. 

Even as Trump tries to patch things up with a "come together" Tweet, it's clear that he can't keep in check his go-to social media habit. 

Starting in January, the White House communications staff will, I'm sure, keep as firm a grip as possible on @POTUS, but Trump will, I think, demand to keep @realDonaldTrump alive. 

When I checked in with Twitter on President-elect Donald Trump's in-office options for his Twitter habits and personal account, they would only confirm that Twitter will be involved with the digital transition.

As for what phone Trump will use, well, he will have to turn over the "angry" Android phone and the iPhone his staffers probably use to Tweet for him. He'll probably get a secure device — which still might be an iPhone. Will Trump use it to tweet all-caps invective?

I think he will.

However, the free-wheeling nature of Trump's account may be almost impossible to maintain, since there will be, starting on Jan. 20 (if not sooner), a natural imbalance to the discourse.

As Mashable reported in March, threats against the President of the United States, even those made on social media, will be investigated. The Secret Service has an "Internet Threat Desk," which it expanded in 2009 to keep watch on increased threats against Barack Obama. A few years later, the service asked Twitter users to report such threats. As the Secret Service told us then, "If you see anything that applies on Twitter, we're going to investigate it."

Obama never used his accounts to openly criticize anyone. If President Trump continues using his Twitter account to blast enemies, those enemies will want to think twice before firing back.

Trump may prove to be our first, true social media president and, as of this moment, that is not looking like a good thing.