

— Nicole Sganga (@NicoleSganga) January 9, 2021
Mr. Trump frequently used Twitter to drive the news cycle, attack political opponents and announce policy changes. But he also used Twitter to share unfounded conspiracy theories and claims of voter fraud, which contributed to his removal from the platform.
Twitter initially froze the president's personal account for 12 hours on Wednesday and threatened to permanently ban Mr. Trump if he continued to suspend misinformation. In a blog post on Friday, Twitter said it determined that two of the president's subsequent tweets violated its rules on glorifying violence.
In the first tweet, Mr. Trump said: "The 75,000,000 great American Patriots who voted for me, AMERICA FIRST, and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, will have a GIANT VOICE long into the future. They will not be disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!"
Twitter said some have interpreted the tweet as support for the rioters who stormed the Capitol this week and that he plans to continue supporting people who believe his false claims of winning the November 2020 election.
In the second tweet, Mr. Trump said he wouldn't be attending President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. Twitter said this could depict the election as illegitimate.
Twitter permanently suspended President Trump's account "due to the risk of further incitement of violence."
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"As such, our determination is that the two Tweets above are likely to inspire others to replicate the violent acts that took place on January 6, 2021, and that there are multiple indicators that they are being received and understood as encouragement to do so," the company said.
Five people lost their lives as a result of the violence on the U.S. Capitol this week, including a police officer
who died from his injuries and a woman who was fatally shot
by police.
Twitter on Friday confirmed there are already plans circulating for future armed protests at the Capitol. "Plans for future armed protests have already begun proliferating on and off-Twitter, including a proposed secondary attack on the US Capitol and state capitol buildings on January 17, 2021."
Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat from Virginia, called Twitter's decision an "overdue step," while White House advisor Jason Miller called it "disgusting."
"Big Tech wants to cancel all 75M @realDonaldTrump supporters," Miller tweeted. "If you don't think they're coming for you next, you're wrong."
Musadiq Bidar contributed reporting.
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