Trump threatening to "close down" social media platforms in new tweet

[Dennis Donovan]

Link to tweet

Donald J. Trump ✔@realDonaldTrump

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. We saw what they attempted to do, and failed, in 2016. We can’t let a more sophisticated version of that....

....happen again. Just like 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!!!!

7:11 AM - May 27, 2020

...ramping up his inner Hitler, it appears.

On edit: a reminder to Trump:

Link to tweet

Vanita Gupta ✔@vanitaguptaCR

In 2016, Russians and others manipulated social media platforms and engaged in voter suppression to help make him president.

7:50 AM - May 27, 2020

[dem4decades]

1. Talk about snowflakes.

[Iliyah]

2. Only the . .

opponents. The cult can use social media forever.

[Ferrets are Cool]

14. This!!

[patricia92243]

3. Republican in my family actually believes that - conservatives not

not allowed to talk freely on Facebook etc. Amazing.

[Mike Niendorff]

4. But if he "closes down" social media ...

... will the Russians give him a refund?


MDN

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. Calm down, Donald, you'll have a stroke.

On second thought, keep getting all riled up - Whatever it takes to get rid of you for good.

[mitch96]

6. They will do anything to control the narrative that plays to the base..

Forever the conspiracy theory about how 'they" want to control "us" and "we" must retaliate..
It gets real old when you see this chapter out of their playbook over and over... uff.....
m

[JonLP24]

7. If anything social media bends the rules for conservatives

[SammyWinstonJack]

22. Facebook is a prime example.

[AirmensMom]

8. I'm good with that.

The shutting it down part, that is. What would MF45 do on his golden toilet without Twitter? Facebook is nothing but a conservative echo chamber and a way for them to spread lies. So yeah, shut them down.

[NRaleighLiberal]

9. 1984 in 2020. and projection.

[Miguelito Loveless]

17. I keep explaning to people

that 1984 was meant as a cautionary tale, not a political manifesto.

[NRaleighLiberal]

18. indeed. so was "plot against America" by Roth. frightening HBO miniseries

[C_U_L8R]

10. No one took away Trump's right to lie

They didn't ban him or even remove his lying tweets. They're just expressing their right to call him out on those lies. It's the very least they could do.

[Norbert]

11. This is laughable

If I didn't unfriend or stop conservative friends from posting on my Facebook page they would dominate. I have one friend in particular that his account is an aggregator for FAUX, Judicial Watch, The Blaze and others. Had I not stopped him he would dominate. Upon hearing what I did he said, "You don't want to know the truth then." I laughed.

Tell me again that the right wing is suppressed on social media.

[Dennis Donovan]

12. The thing is, they're outnumbered 2 to 1

That's the part they REALLY hate, that they're maxed out in their numbers. There's only so many stupid and hateful people in the world that would agree with their diseased worldview.

[gratuitous]

13. Let me re-work that title for you

"Trump makes another empty, impotent threat"

Yeah, I think that covers it.

[demmiblue]

15. ...

[Duppers]

16. He hasn't a clue about the constitution.

Good grief, biggest dumbass.

[demmiblue]

19. Two hours later:

Link to tweet

[essme]

20. oh. Well, we can expect

him to leave to "spend more time with his family" soon.

[oasis]

21. Don't go too far off the rails Mr. President, need you to run in 2020.