International
oi-Deepika S
Washington, Jan 09: Several Republican leaders, including popular Indian- American politician Nikki Haley, have condemned Twitter for permanently deactivating outgoing President Donald Trump’s account, saying that the “US is not China”.
Twitter on Friday permanently suspended Trump’s account due to the “risk of further incitement of violence”, days after his supporters stormed the US Capitol and caused the deaths of four civilians and a police officer.
“Silencing people, not to mention the President of the US, is what happens in China not our country, tweeted Haley on Friday.
Unbelievable, said the former US Ambassador to the UN who during a closed-door meeting of the Republican National Committee in Florida on Thursday strongly condemned Trump’s comments inciting supporters to mount an attack on the US Capitol.
The president has not always chosen the right words and his…