NYT White House Reporter Shuts Down Twitter Account

White House reporter for The New York Times Glenn Thrush shut down his Twitter account Monday, saying that it was "too much of a distraction" in a farewell tweet to his 350,000 followers.

Hey folks -- I've decided to delete my Twitter account at midnight. Too much of a distraction. DM me for contact info. Thanks for reading!

— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) September 18, 2017

Thrush went to the Times from Politico in January, and also joined MSNBC as a contributor.

Thrush and fellow White House reporter Maggie Haberman have agreed to write a book about President Donald Trump.

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