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Upping the ante: Trump Threatens to 'Close Down' Social Media after Tweets Tagged
And while the Twitterverse explodes in indignation, the Trump administration continues quietly deleting unnecessary regulation, putting together cases against those involved in Obamagate, and preparing more judicial candidates for Senate approval. [AnNahar] U.S. President Donald Trump ...Perhaps no man has ever had as much fun being president of the US...on Wednesday threatened to close down social media platforms after Twitter labelled two of his tweets "unsubstantiated" and accused him of making false claims. "Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservatives voices. We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we can ever allow this to happen," Trump tweeted. Twitter targeted two tweets the president posted on Tuesday in which he contended without evidence that mail-in voting would lead to fraud and a "Rigged Election." Under the tweets, Twitter posted a link which read "Get the facts about mail-in ballots" -- a first for the social network which has long resisted calls to censure the U.S. president over truth-defying posts. Trump pushed back again on Wednesday saying "we can't let large scale Mail-In Ballots take root in our Country. It would be a free for all on cheating, forgery and the theft of Ballots. "Whoever cheated the most would win. Likewise, Social Media. Clean up your act, NOW!!!!" The president also accused social media platforms of interfering in the last election, saying "we saw what they attempted to do, and failed, in 2016." "We can't let a more sophisticated version of that happen again." Trump has long used Twitter to publish controversial conspiracy theories and at times false information and even insults. Before being elected in 2016, he built his political brand by supporting the "birther" lie that Barack Obama My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you'll join with me as we try to change it... , America's first black president, was not born in the United States and therefore was not eligible to be president. And he has recently ignited another storm with an attempted character liquidation of MSNBC TV host Joe Scarborough by spreading the baseless rumor he murdered an aide. Kellyanne Conway unleashes Trumpers on Twitter integrity czar [IsraelTimes] Yoel Roth, whose team counters misinformation on the micro-blogging platform, has called the US president ‘a racist tangerine’ and a Nazi. Related: Twitter: 2020-05-26 Iranian tanker docks in Venezuelan port, domestic refining rises Twitter: 2020-05-26 U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar Wins DFL Endorsement In Reelection Bid Twitter: 2020-05-26 Ron Jeremy Is Under Review for Sexual Assault Allegations Related: Mail-In Ballots: 2020-05-25 Black activists warn Biden against selecting Amy Klobuchar as running mate Mail-In Ballots: 2020-05-22 Joe Biden's campaign is officially vetting Amy Klobuchar as a potential running mate making candidate he beat in primaries latest to be considered Mail-In Ballots: 2020-04-29 El Salvador's President Takes On The Country's Gangs Amid Coronavirus Pandemic Posted by: trailing wife 2020-05-28 |
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