Manchin urges Twitter to suspend Trump’s account ‘in the interest of our national security and public safety’

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Her. Joe ManchinJoseph (Joe) ManchinGOP senators are urging Trump officials not to resign after chaos in the Capitol. Night Defense: Capitol Overrun by Pro-Trump Rioters | Entire DC National Guard activated | 38-year-old soldier dies from COVID-19 Twitter and Facebook hit Trump with temporary suspensions MORE (DW.Va.) urged Twitter on Friday to suspend President TrumpDonald Trump Capitol Police Officer Dies After Riots Donor Who Gave Millions to Hawley Urges Senate to Convict Him for ‘Irresponsible’ Behavior Kellyanne Conway Condemns Violence, Backs Trump in Statement on Capitol Riots MORE“in the interest of our national security” after a mob of his supporters raided the Capitol this week.

“The next 12 days are critical to maintaining our democracy. @jack, again I urge you to suspend @realDonaldTrump @ twitter account in the interest of our national security and public safety. @TwitterSupport. ”

Twitter and Facebook temporarily suspended Trump’s reports on Wednesday of reports of the crowd storming the Capitol, which the platforms said violated their policies.

One of the messages was a one-minute video in which Trump urged the crowd to go home, as well as repeated unsubstantiated claims about voter fraud. The second struck a similar note, but repeated his false claims about his “overwhelming victory.”

The messages were removed from the Twitter account and Trump later regained access on the bill. However, Wednesday’s actions were most drastic against Trump’s bills.

In response to Manchin’s tweet, a Twitter spokesperson told The Hill “any future violations of the Twitter Rules, including our Citizen Integrity Policy or Violent Threats, will result in permanent suspension of the @ realDonaldTrump account. “

CEO of Facebook Mark ZuckerbergMark Elliot ZuckerbergHillicon Valley: Facebook Extends Trump’s Suspension Until Inauguration Day | Trump removes tweets leading to bailout from Twitter | Federal Judiciary Likely Compromised As Part Of SolarWinds Hack Trump Deleted Tweets Leading To His Twitter Bailout Facebook Extends Trump’s Suspension To At Least Biden Inauguration MORE announced on Thursday that the suspension will continue at least until the president-elect Joe BidenJoe Biden Capitol Police Officer Dies After Riots Rep. Joaquin Castro Wants To Prevent Federal Government From Ever Naming Buildings Property To Trump Tucker Carlson: Trump ‘Encouraged Recklessly’ Capitol Rioters MOREinauguration.

“His decision to use his platform to approve rather than condemn the actions of his supporters in the Capitol has rightly disturbed people in the US and around the world,” said Zuckerberg wrote on Facebook. “We believe the risks of allowing the president to continue to use our service during this time are simply too great.”

Snapchat too has suspended Trump’s account indefinitely in the wake of the riot, and Shopify removed Trump’s officials storms his platform.

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