Under Secretary of War Elbridge Colby ✓
@USWPColby · Washington D.C. · joined 14 Apr 2025
Official account of the Under Secretary of War for Policy.
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Today marks the 75th anniversary of the signing of the ANZUS Treaty. The United States has no more steadfast ally than Australia, which has been with us through thick and thin for generations. Today our alliance is stronger than ever, based on shared clear-eyed realism about the
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This week, I laid out at the North Atlantic Council how the Department is approaching the Europe Posture Review that Secretary Hegseth directed in June. 1/
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Yesterday I had the privilege of briefing the North Atlantic Council and engaging in an excellent series of meetings at NATO Headquarters as part of our consultations for the U.S. Europe Posture Review. This was a chance to hear directly from Secretary General Rutte and his team,
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@USWPColby Four years after Russia launched a war in Europe, US wants to withdraw. This is a historical mistake. US should send more troops and armaments in Europe, not less.
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@USWPColby This will be great for Europe, no longer having to buy defense articles from the U.S. Instead, Europe will be investing in its own defense sector and becoming self-reliant. With that, the US will also no longer have the kind of influence it currently has over Europe. T
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I had an exceedingly productive visit to Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe on Wednesday. During the visit, I had the chance to hear directly from General Grynkewich and his alliance-wide staff on their perception of how to chart the transition to NATO 3.0. I came away htt
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@USWPColby Bro is that your real hair? You look like a 1970s news anchor. That's amazing.
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The Review is designed to ensure our strategic posture in Europe advances and accelerates the NATO 3.0 of an Alliance rededicated to strains clarity, rigor, and readiness. We look forward to continuing to engage with key stakeholders as we do so. 2/ https://t.co/aGi7Fvog1Y
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We had a superb session at US European Command yesterday hearing from them and discussing the Europe Posture Review. Thank you to General Grynkewich and his team for their excellent partnership. 1/ https://t.co/xlFF6kWtXn
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@USWPColby National VolksArmee Praambel UdSSR
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@USDPColby @realDonaldTrump @SecDef @VP In a matter of about six weeks, you have been able to draft policy to help rape, kill and murder Ukrainians. The only question is how many will be? Will it be tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands?
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@USDPColby @realDonaldTrump @SecDef @VP https://t.co/7VNAuBwyvm
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This isn’t a recipe for isolation. Instead, it’s the common-sense approach. If we had continued on the old path, disaster would have been the result. 5/
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That is why President Trump’s approach is so vital. His is a strategy that puts Americans’ interests first and will restore peace through strength—not just for a few years, but for decades to come. It is my privilege and duty to do my part to implement it. 6/6
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In this way, we can not only protect Americans’ interests but also adapt and strengthen U.S. alliances and partnerships to realistically and sustainably meet the threats we face. 4/
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I am deeply and personally committed to advancing their agenda of putting Americans first and peace through strength. Now is a time for realism: prioritizing addressing the greatest threats to the American people, above all defending our homeland and deterring China. 2/
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Central to this effort is revitalizing our defense industrial base. At the same time, we must ensure that America’s allies and partners step up—and enable them to do so. 3/
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I am profoundly honored to begin work under President @realdonaldtrump & @secdef as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. I am also very grateful to @VP, including for swearing me in last week. 🧵1/ https://t.co/3xSzRYeNai
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Against accounts of the same size
11 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown to more people than peers of the same size.
Median views5 667this account924median for 10K–100K
Reach, %10.09%this account3.62%median for 10K–100K
Engagement, %1.25%this account1.52%median for 10K–100K
| Metric | This account | Median for 10K–100K | Ratio |
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| Median views per post | 5 667 | 924 | 6.13× |
| Reach (views ÷ followers) | 10.09% | 3.62% | 2.79× |
| Engagement rate | 1.25% | 1.52% | 0.82× |
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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
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Last 14 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.
Engagement rate per post
8.59%2 Jul
0.89%12 Aug
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Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.52%.
What the audience does
Likes67.0%4 654 in total
Reposts13.1%908 in total
Replies12.9%894 in total
Quotes1.6%111 in total
Bookmarks5.4%375 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.
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How many followers does @USWPColby have?
56 175 followers.
How many posts has @USWPColby published?
680 posts.
How do posts by @USWPColby perform?
Collected posts: 21. Views: 916 521. Likes: 4 654.