<a href=”https://www.cnn.com/specials/politics/president-donald-trump-45″ target=”_blank”>President Donald Trump</a> on Wednesday threatened to “strongly regulate” or even shut down social media platforms after <a href=”https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/26/tech/twitter-trump-fact-check/index.html” target=”_blank”>Twitter applied a fact-check</a> to two of his tweets this week.

Trump did not elaborate on what actions he could take. But the threat is Trump’s clearest expression of