A study on Donald Trump Twitter remark: a case study on the attack of Capitol Hill / Mohd Razman Achmadi Muhammad and Noor Nirwandy

Twitter has grown in popularity as one of the most popular means of political communication. Trump
was known as one of the platform's most prolific politician users [1]. Prior to the 2020 election, Trump
tweeted a series of false allegations regarding the election and continues to do so even after the election.
After two months of constant attack and accusations, on 6th January 2021 Capitol Hill was attacked by
his supporters. Hours before the attack, Trump ended up his speech at the 'Save America Rally" by
calling for his supporters to march towards the Congress and eventually, a riot broke out at Capitol Hill
[2]. Therefore, this research will explore and identify how Trump uses Twitter to sets his agenda and
propagate his allegation of electoral fraud prior to the insurrection. By using qualitative research
method, this study succeeded in identifying Trump’s agenda-setting and was well received by his
supporters which resulted in the storming of Capitol Hill. This research concluded that agenda-setting
through social media is applicable when a politician created an issue to be debated by the mainstream
media and the public. The study also found that social media can evoke emotional reactions that caused
real-life threats and property destruction.