Just blamed the game for causing violence, the US president turned to call on gamers to support the election

Last weekend, US President Donald Trump started participating Twitch – communication live stream the world’s largest game to publish and broadcast its re-election campaigns live. With 15 million users, this is an extremely effective way for a politician to expand his influence, but for many, this is just an act of “hypocrisy” because just a few months ago, he also voiced blame for the game as the cause of 2 bloody shootings in the US.
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Trump’s official Twitch account currently has only one broadcast, which is a campaign video in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 10. At the time of the livestream, the video had attracted more than 11,000 views.

Although Twitch is mainly for livestreaming games, it also has other channels for other fields such as politics, music, etc. Many politicians have also joined this platform and inherently nothing happened. What would be worth mentioning if Mr. Trump did not make people angry because he made the game a “scapegoat” for the two shootings in August.

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Therefore, it is understandable that the Twitch community has mixed reactions when Mr. Trump joins the platform. There is no shortage of hateful comments, mocking memes, calling this action “hypocritical” of the politician. Trump himself has yet to comment on his new Twitch channel. His latest tweet is about the ongoing trade talks with China, which have also had a sizable impact on the gaming industry.
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It’s not clear if this contributed to Trump’s re-election, but it certainly worked because his Twitch account now has more than 55,000 followers. Regardless of criticism or criticism, Mr. Trump will probably continue to use this platform to call for support until the election in November 2020.​