Trump supporters gather outside the U.S. Capitol building following a “Stop the Steal” rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
- Twitter has locked President Donald Trump’s account after pro-Trump rioters stormed the US Capitol while lawmakers worked to certify the presidential election results.
- The firm said it has removed three tweets and will keep Trump’s account locked until he deletes them. If he doesn’t delete them, his account will remain locked.
- One of those tweets was a video in which Trump told his supporters to “go home, we love you, you’re very special” and failed to condemn their actions.
- Many called for Trump to deescalate the situation, but instead, Trump continued to spout baseless claims that he won the election by a “landslide.”
- Facebook has also removed the video in question.
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