Twitter on Friday permanently suspended outgoing United States President Donald Trump’s account, citing the “risk of further incitement of violence”. Trump’s Twitter account was first blocked for 12 hours on Wednesday, after thousands of his supporters stormed the US Capitol in Washington DC, and clashed with the police.
The ban was related to Trump’s personal Twitter handle @therealDonaldTrump. The microblogging and social networking service said in a statement that its action against Trump was based on two tweets from Friday afternoon.
In the first tweet, Trump said: “The 75,000,000 great American Patriots who voted for me, AMERICA FIRST, and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, will have a GIANT VOICE long into the future. They will not be disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!”
Twitter added that Trump’s description of his supporters as “American Patriots” was being seen as support for those who indulged in violence at the Capitol.
It…
