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In a video clip on Twitter, Trump says those who entered the Capitol on Wednesday “disgraced the bulwark of American democracy” and that they should be punished.
He also says post-election emotions must subside and promises an “orderly handover” of the presidency.
– A new government will take office on January 20. My focus now is on ensuring a smooth, orderly and smooth transfer of power. This moment requires healing and reconciliation, Trump said.
The remarks are the closest he has come to admitting the defeat of Democrat Joe Biden in the presidential election.
Trump also claims in the film that he did everything he could to quickly get more security personnel to the Capitol on Wednesday, a statement that is disputed.
In another statement, he vowed to remain a “strong voice” for the electorate that voted for Trump in the November elections.
Twitter announces that the situation will be continually evaluated in the future to determine whether it is relevant to take further action against Trump’s accounts.
Facebook spreads
Although Twitter has allowed Trump to return to the platform, Facebook has made another decision and blocked the president’s account indefinitely.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company sees undue risk in opening Trump accounts.
“The shocking events of the past 24 hours have shown that President Donald Trump intends to use his remaining time in office to undermine a peaceful and legal transfer of power to his elected successor Joe Biden,” Zuckerberg wrote on Facebook .
Therefore, the company is extending the suspension of Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, to be valid for at least the next two weeks, according to the statement.
More stop Trump
Michelle Obama, wife of former US President Barack Obama, urges social media to take more action against President Trump.
“Now is the time for Silicon Valley companies to stop allowing this monstrous behavior and go beyond what they have already done by permanently banning this man from their platforms,” he says. in a statement via Twitter.
The video platform Twitch has disabled new video broadcasts of a Trump account and the video application Tiktok has stopped the clips with the speech that Trump gave to his supporters before the assault on the Capitol, various media reported. Snapchat announces that Trump has been banned from the app due to the president’s rhetoric, the AFP news agency reports.
Emma Gyllestad / TT
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