'legal But Tacky': Trump Keeps Using His Twitter Account To Promote Pundits Who Support Him On Fox News

Scott Olson/Getty ImagesDuring his time in the White House, President Barack Obama engaged in a ritual highly scrutinized by the publishing community and book-lovers: The release of his summer vacation reading list, usually a mix of critically-acclaimed fiction and historical non-fiction. But while August came and went without a list of big-name novels that President Donald Trump could've read in between rounds at his New Jersey golf club, Americans didn't need to wait until summer for him to share his recommended reads. On several different occasions this year, Trump has used his Twitter account to promote nonfiction books with distinctly political bents by supporters who have advocated for his agenda on television. Though one endorsement was sarcastic — Trump advised Americans to buy "Reasons To Vote For Democrats," a book that has 260 blank pages — the president has used his Twitter account on four occasions during his presidency to promote books by vocal advocates for his candidacy and administration. Last week, Trump recommended Americans pick up a book by Sheriff David Clark, a highly-polarizing Wisconsin law enforcement official known for his brutal jails, who frequently praises the president and spoke on Trump's behalf at the 2016 Republican National Convention.