Donald Trump has both said that he intends to be “restrained” in his use of social media and gone against that promise. | Getty Voters to Trump: Delete your account

Fifty-nine percent of voters think Donald Trump should shut down his Twitter account, according to a new national poll from Quinnipiac University.

A smaller proportion, 35 percent, say the president-elect does not need to close his personal account, according to the survey, which was conducted from Nov. 17 to 20.

Throughout the divisive presidential campaign, including the Republican primaries and the general election race between Trump and Hillary Clinton, Trump’s Twitter feed regularly stoked controversy, with his frequent outbursts alarming establishment Republicans as well as his opponents.

Among hundreds of other missives, he regularly called Ted Cruz a liar, denigrated the news media, and picked fights with others, from Fox News host Megyn Kelly to a beauty queen he once said was too fat. Those tweetstorms at once dismayed many politicians in Washington and pleased his most fervent supporters.

Since his surprise win against Clinton earlier this month, Trump has both said that he intends to be “restrained” in his use of social media and gone against that promise. Since the election, he has used the platform to dismiss reporting from The New York Times, censure protesters who have taken to the streets to voice their anger about his election and demanded that the cast of the musical “Hamilton” apologize for its statement to Vice President-elect Mike Pence.

