David Fahrenthold ✓

@Fahrenthold · Washington, DC · joined 31 Jul 2009

Investigative reporter for the New York Times, focused on nonprofits. Tips? DAF@nytimes.com

680 820Followers

5 291Following

51 450Posts total

1.7MViews on collected posts

Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

43.9K11 May

25.5K12 May

958.9K

327.3K

7.4K

4.9K

4.7K

120K19 May

186.1K29 May

Last 9 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

2.77%11 May

2.15%12 May

0.29%

2.91%

3.64%

4.04%

4.88%

1.24%19 May

1.68%29 May

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views.

What the audience does

Likes68.8%13 795 in total

Reposts24.0%4 814 in total

Replies3.2%632 in total

Quotes0.7%138 in total

Bookmarks3.3%662 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

This is really good work by @NOTUSreports: the Trump admin gave out a $5M no-bid contract to coat large bronze horses on a DC bridge in gold leaf. 186.1K views · 2.1K likes · 903 reposts · 64 replies 29 May 2026 · Open on X →

NEW: The General Manager of Trump's golf club in Bedminster N.J. has played a role in the renovations of the Reflecting Pool -- suggesting ideas and helping recruit at least one of the contractors. https://t.co/bBK7UU9oVQ 120K views · 868 likes · 503 reposts · 94 replies 19 May 2026 · Open on X →

@Fahrenthold They are not "repairing" the reflecting pool. They are coating it with swimming blue pool sealant, that will likely cause a massive algae bloom, because it is not a swimming pool with chlorine & chemicals because of the wildlife that enjoys it. 4.7K views · 186 likes · 39 reposts · 6 replies 12 May 2026 · Open on X →

@Fahrenthold Quality - no Fast - Also no But its a good oppourtunity to gift the contract to a company that doesnt deserve it, Trump does love the kickbacks. 4.9K views · 187 likes · 10 reposts · 1 replies 12 May 2026 · Open on X →

@Fahrenthold What do stucco pool painters know about caring for granite that's been sitting under water for over a hundred years? 7.4K views · 246 likes · 18 reposts · 5 replies 12 May 2026 · Open on X →

Also: President Trump previously said he had personally chosen the contractor to fix the Reflecting Pool, because of the good work they did on his golf club's swimming pools. Now, Trump says does not know them. 327.3K views · 7K likes · 2.3K reposts · 206 replies 12 May 2026 · Open on X →

NEW: Interior Dept. staffers have raised questions about the quality and speed of the work being done to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, according to document seen by the NY Times. https://t.co/Q18Ljd7vcX 958.9K views · 1.9K likes · 646 reposts · 194 replies 12 May 2026 · Open on X →

Thanks @newshour for having me on to talk about the no-bid contract to repair and paint the Reflecting Pool. 25.5K views · 395 likes · 131 reposts · 21 replies 12 May 2026 · Open on X →

A non-profit group trying to stop President Trump's reflecting pool renovation on the National Mall claims the project breaks federal law. The Cultural Landscape Foundation filed a lawsuit, saying the National Park Service violated the Historic Preservation Act by repainting the 43.9K views · 878 likes · 288 reposts · 41 replies 11 May 2026 · Open on X →

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