Nearly 70 percent of Americans don’t approve of President-elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE’s Twitter habits, according to an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll out Wednesday.

Just 26 percent say his use of the social media site is a good thing, while a majority of the country — 55 percent — disagrees with the president-elect’s use of Twitter.

Trump has long used Twitter to circumvent the communication channels typically used by presidents, such as on-air addresses and press conferences. But the website has also caused trouble for Trump, often leaving unclear whether its 140-character messages amount to official positions.

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Trump has also used the platform to attack people who openly criticize him. Over the weekend, Trump targeted Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) on Twitter after Lewis said in an interview that he does not view the real estate mogul as a “legitimate president.” Just days earlier, the president-elect slammed Meryl Streep as a “Hillary flunky,” when the actress and Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonHillicon Valley: FBI chief says Russia is trying to interfere in election to undermine Biden | Treasury Dept. sanctions Iranian government-backed hackers The Hill's Campaign Report: Arizona shifts towards Biden | Biden prepares for drive-in town hall | New Biden ad targets Latino voters FBI chief says Russia is trying to interfere in election to undermine Biden MORE supporter delivered a speech critical of Trump at the Golden Globes.

The NBC/WSJ poll also found a significant discrepancy between how Democrats and Republicans view the president-elect’s tweets. Among Democrats, nearly 9 in 10 say it’s bad, while only 9 percent approve. Republicans, on the other hand, are more evenly split, with 46 percent approving and 47 percent disapproving.

Among independents, 67 percent said Trump’s Twitter habit was a bad thing, and 27 percent said it was good.