I did not know that.

Ann Althouse explains that the bully pulpit is not a pulpit to bully.

In 1909, President Theodore Roosevelt exclaimed: “I suppose my critics will call that preaching, but I have got such a bully pulpit!” First, clearly, he was using “bully” — as he often did — to mean very good or excellent. And he used the word “pulpit,” because he knew he was preaching, that is, proclaiming righteous opinions in public.

This comes up due to legal issues resulting from the Biden administration’s manipulation and coercion of social media platforms to suppress free speech.