U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted on Jan. 9, criticizing Twitter for banning the freedom of speech of others. He said, “We can’t let them ban the voices of 75 million Americans, this is not the Chinese Communist Party.”
Pompeo made the statement after Twitter announced on Friday (Jan. 8) that it had permanently canceled President Trump‘s personal account for violating its “anti-violence” policy.
In a tweet, Pompeo wrote: “The practice of blocking speech is very dangerous. It’s un-American and unfortunately not a new tactic for the left, who have been using this method to silence dissent for years.”
Shortly thereafter Pompeo again attached a picture tweet in which he compared the number of changes in Twitter followers between the Democratic leader, President-elect Biden, Vice President-elect He Jinli and Republican Senate leaders and officials in the same time frame.
Democratic Senate Leader Schumer increased by 10,000 followers, House Leader Pelosi increased by nearly 30,000 followers, Vice President-elect Heidi added 96,000 followers, and President-elect Biden added 60,000 followers.
Secretary of State Pompeo’s official account lost 36,000 fans, Republican House Leader Mackenzie lost 40,000 fans, Senator Cotton lost 16,000 fans, and Pompeo his personal account lost 20,000 fans.
Pompeo sneered, “This is the echo chamber you created.”
Twitter’s announcement to permanently cancel Trump’s personal account caused a public backlash. Rep. Rondon Madison Cawthorn (R-Texas) told Fox & Friends that after Twitter and other social media platforms permanently banned President Trump’s personal account, it was time to “take a stand” against the censorship of these large technology companies.
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