Facebook, YouTube and Twitter Remove Video of Trump Amid Chaos at Capitol

NBC News – Twitter removed three tweets from the account of President Donald Trump on Wednesday and suspended his account for 12 hours after he continued to push conspiracy theories about the election after a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol building. The company also warned that further violations of its rules “will result in permanent suspension” of the president’s Twitter account. One of the tweets contained a video of Trump repeating unfounded claims that the election was taken from him and encouraging his supporters to disperse after violence erupted at the Capitol. He said law and order was needed and added that he loved his supporters. Facebook and YouTube also removed the video from the president’s accounts. The video showed Trump repeating unfounded claims that the election was taken from him and encouraging his supporters to disperse after violence erupted at the Capitol. He said law and order was needed and added that he loved his supporters. Twitter removed Trump’s post after initially prohibiting it from being retweeted or replied to. It had added a tag to the post that read, “This claim of election fraud is disputed, and this Tweet can’t be replied to, Retweeted, or liked due to a risk…
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