1. A piece of writing that attacks and ridicules someone or something which is shown publicly for other people to see: Politicians and others often send out pasquinades on the internet, in newspapers, in tweets, or other messages sent by using Twitter, and used in meetings of groups, and even on TV programs, regarding those that they disagree with and which they want to denounce or to publicly condemn.

Donald Trump's usage of social media has attracted attention worldwide and the main coverage has been about his tweets regarding various subjects, after he joined the social networking site Twitter in March, 2009.

Trump has frequently used Twitter and other social media platforms to make comments, or pasquinades about other politicians, celebrities and the daily news media.

The attention on Trump's Twitter activity has significantly increased since he was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States and has continued to post his controversial pasquinades of opinions and statements.

2. Etymology: from the late 16th century; Italian pasquinata, "the name of a statue in Rome on which abusive Latin verses were posted annually". © ALL rights are reserved.

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