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Brian todd explains. >> reporter: for a president obsessed with polls, ratings and adulation theres nothing he loves more than the popularity barometer in his pocket, his twitter account. >> i guess we have 60 million. >> reporter: in politico, they say in a meeting he stopped a conversation with frustrated lawmakers about his troops with syria in order to consult his twitter account. quote, get dan scavino in here. scavino, trumps social media adviser walked. in. he then instructed scavino to t...

Trumps message to the masses. dan scavino is one of the original and trusted advisers at trumps side. he started as trumps golf caddy. here is brian todd. >> reporter: for a president obsessed with polls and ratings, there is nothing he loves more than the popularity barometer in his pocket, his twitter account. >> we have almost 60 million on twitter. >> reporter: the president has become so reliant on twitter that "politico" says in a meeting earlier this year, he stopped a conversation with f...

President trump fired off a dozen tweets today from the russia immigration to iran underscoring how much he relies on twitter. >> a short time ago he defended his use of social media. we have spoken to historians who say the immediacy of twitter is intoxicating for donald trump and are worried that the extent to which hes turning to the social media feed is getting unhealthy. for a president obsessed with polls theres nothing he loves more than that popularity barometer in his pocket, his twitte...

>> i want to see if my friends are doing things without me. >> and 61% say -- >> i want to see if my posts are getting likes and comments. >> even though i was at school, i would still check my phone. people post things at school and stuff. i used to always worry. >> clinical psychologist dr. marianne underwood is the co-author of the study. >> it is stressful to be worrying about how people might have responded to what youve put online. this is an age group that has a lot of anxiety about where...

>> i want to see if my posts are getting likes and comments. >> i would still check my phone because people post things at school and stuff. you still always worry. >> clinical psychologist dr. marion underwood is the co-author of the study. >> its stressful to constantly be monitoring and worrying about what people -- how people might have responded to what you put online. this age group has a lot of anxiety about where they fit in, how they rank, what their peer status is. they dont just get o...

Because people post things at school and stuff so you still always worry. >> clinical psychologist dr. mary ann under wood is the sponsor of the study. >> its stressful to see what people responded to what you put online. this is an age group with answer psi tu how they fit in, how they rank and their peer status. they dont get online to see how many likes or favorites but comparing their numbers to other peoples numbers. >> some kids even buy likes and followers, yes, there is an app for that, ...

>> 61% say -- >> i want to see if my posts are being liked and comments. >> i would still check my phone because people post things at school and stuff. you still always worry. >> clinical psychologist dr. marion underwood is the co-author of the study. >> its stressful to constantly be monitoring and worrying about what people -- how people might have responded to what you put online. this age group has a lot of anxiety about where they fit in, how they rank, what their peer status is. they don...