Adonis Hoffman: Twitter, Facebook right to block Trump — Big Tech must self-regulate to protect public safety

White House, his aids and supporters have deserted him, Nancy Pelosi claimed he could be an “accessory to murder” and his pride bruised he has been desperate to find the adoration he once commanded. His Presidency will have been forever defined by the fatal fallout over his incendiary US Capitol speech on January 6 that ended in a violent riot with five people perishing and his second impeachment.

Lil Wayne and Kodak Black have been granted pardons by U.S. President Donald Trump in his last day in office.Wayne, real name Dwayne Carter, received a full pardon on the federal weapons charge he pled guilty to last year (2020), while Black, real name Bill Kapri, received a commutation after being charged with falsifying information on federal forms to buy firearms in 2019.“President Trump and his administration have been tireless advocates on behalf of the African-American community,” Bradford

The four years of the Donald Trump presidency are officially over. Today, January 20, Joe Biden will become the 46th President of the United States, and Trump will be a former president. Throughout the four years of Trump’s one term, there were a number of odd moments that were captured by photographers. Now that Donald Trump is on his way back to Florida, let’s look back at some of the weirdest moments during the Trump presidency.

As a new political era dawns, Americans are reeling. Images of a violent insurrection incited by a sitting U.S.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorIn the latest deplatforming of President Trump, Snap said Wednesday that it was permanently banning his account on Snapchat in the “interest of public safety.”The move by Snap to disable Trump’s access to the social app comes after Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, Twitch and other internet services have issued similar bans.

On Wednesday, American history was made when Donald Trump became the first president in the country's history to be impeached twice after the House of Representatives voted to continue the process of removing him from office. The House voted 232-197 to impeach the president for "incitement of insurrection" after a mob of his supporters besieged the Capitol on Jan.

Donald Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives on Wednesday, making him the second president to be impeached twice. The historic move came after House representatives said Trump incited the insurrection at the Capitol last week, which left five people dead.The final vote was 232 to 197, with 10 Republicans joining all 222 Democrats in supporting a single article of impeachment charging the president with «incitement of insurrection,» per CBS News.

President Trump on Wednesday is calling for "all Americans" to help "ease tensions and calm tempers," saying he does "not" stand for violence "of any kind" -- and he's asking Big Tech to join the effort. "In light of reports of more demonstrations, I urge that there must be NO violence, NO lawbreaking and NO vandalism of any kind," the president said in a statement to Fox News.

Who could have predicted this four years ago?! Sigh.

After nearly a week of silence on the riots, Melania Trump on Monday condemned a group of her husband's supporters who stormed the United States Capitol building last Wednesday, saying she was "disappointed and disheartened" by the violence.  "I am disappointed and disheartened with what happened last week," she said in a 600-word statement released by the White House early Monday morning, adding: "Our Nation must heal in a civil manner.

After all the chaos and upheaval of the last week, it’s important to remember that we still need to move forward and fight for America’s future — and for our freedom. But where do we go from here? More than 74 million Americans voted for President Trump in the 2020 presidential election — a record for an incumbent.The anti-Trump news media have spent four years calling them racists and are now portraying each one as an insurrectionist because of the actions of a small minority.

Sacha Baron Cohen is celebrating after Twitter banned Donald Trump for good. The social media site said it had taken drastic action against the outgoing president because of the “risk of further incitement of violence” if it let him continue to use the platform.

Donald Trump‘s new social media ban “the most important moment in the history of social media”.Last night (January 8), the outgoing US President’s Twitter account was suspended indefinitely, after Mark Zuckerburg announced earlier this week that his Facebook and Instagram accounts would be blocked at least until after Joe Biden‘s inauguration on January 20.“This is the most important moment in the history of social media,” Baron Cohen wrote on Twitter, alongside a photo of Trump inside the White

American celebrities have praised Twitter bosses for banning president Trump from the social media platform. Among them was model and TV presenter Chrissy Teigen, who was called "filthy mouthed" in a tweet by Mr Trump.

direct to your inboxTwitter has permanently suspended Donald Trump's account “due to the risk of further incitement of violence”.The social media firm said on Friday night that the US President's account had been suspended following a review of his recent activity.When users try to view Trump's Twitter page, it is now just blank with the words: "Account suspended".The move comes after a mob of Trump supporters overran the Capitol on Wednesday in an attempt to stop the certification of Joe Biden

direct to your inboxDonald Trump has been banned from Facebook and Instagram 'indefinitely and at least for the next two weeks'.The President of the United States had a series of social media posts deleted overnight which Twitter said excused violence, after protesters stormed the Capitol building as Joe Biden's presidential election win was being certified.While he has been threatened with "permanent suspension" from Twitter, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has spoken out about Trump's use of