There are people up and down this thread claiming this is a 1A violation. Parent's sentiment may just be a conceptual one but I am much more concerned with the legal aspect, and everyone understanding that correctly.

Can political campaigns not lobby the media? Do you think that’s something new?

Pointing of the most critical fact, that he was not in government at the time, is not “picking apart semantics”.

Please elaborate on the semantics you're referring to. The comment above seems to make a point about the context in which the tweets were removed. They do seem to allay those concerns you mention.