The social media company permanently suspended his verified personal account Friday, and four tweets from the president's official account were removed later the same evening.īut Trump used his Twitter account to do more: routinely disparage, attack and threaten his rivals. President Trump has accused Twitter of banning free speech. I press it, and within two seconds, 'We have breaking news,' " he said. "I call Twitter a typewriter," Trump told a White House summit with right-wing social media provocateurs in 2019. He took pride in his ability to get around the mainstream media and drive cable news with tweets he compared to "a rocket ship." He occasionally fired Cabinet secretaries and aides via tweet. The platform was his preferred tool for announcing major changes in federal policy - and even changes in personnel. The move is a stunning fall from grace for Trump, who assembled a massive national following, in large part through the prolific use of his Twitter feed. Trump's Twitter account, which had more than 88 million followers, was removed following the company's warning the president it would happen if he did not stop abusing the platform, including his attempts to sabotage the results of the November election by peddling false claims. Late Friday, Twitter also suspended an account associated with the Trump campaign, after it shared a portion of Trump's statement condemning the company's action. "After close review of recent Tweets from the account and the context around them - specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter - we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence," the company said in a statement. Now, is gone for good and attempts to evade the ban will result in enforcement, Twitter officials said. That all changed following the violent riots that overtook the Capitol earlier this week after a deluge of posts attempting to sabotage the result of the presidential election. Yet officials at Twitter stood by his account, since the platform generally gives wide berth to accounts from world leaders whose posts have public value. Calls for Trump to be banned from Twitter have also been long mounting. The action was the most sweeping punishment any major social media company has ever taken against Trump, who has used his Twitter account to announce White House policy, attack rivals and widely disseminate misinformation.įor years, Twitter has been under pressure from critics to limit the reach of Trump's falsehood-laced tweets. Twitter has permanently suspended President Trump's account over a pattern of behavior that violated company rules. President Trump's Twitter account, has been permanently suspended, the company announced.
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