# Butt-Hurt Trump Takes to Twitter Again (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 15, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130 "2020-12-15T20:43:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130/201 "2021-01-08T23:55:31Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > What’s Trump going to do during the next 12 days if he can’t Tweet? Well, he’s not going to Facebook or Instagram, as they both banned him yesterday. Snapchat? TikTok? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130/202 "2021-01-08T23:58:56Z")
Guys… it’s a perfect refuge. And it’s back! > > > Roku @Roku ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130/203 "2021-01-08T23:59:07Z")
What’s to prevent him from using Ivanka’s or Jared’s or someone else’s account? ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130/204 "2021-01-09T00:00:11Z")
The high probability that those accounts will also be banned. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130/205 "2021-01-09T00:00:17Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > What’s to prevent him from using Ivanka’s or Jared’s or someone else’s account? The language: “The election was stolen from me, I mean, my father…” ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130/206 "2021-01-09T00:04:31Z")
Final tally: 88.7 million followers [https://flic.kr/p/2kqprH9](https://flic.kr/p/2kqprH9) In other ‘confuse conservatives about the 1st Amendment’ news today… > **[Apple Has Threatened To Ban Parler From The App Store](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/apple-threatens-ban-parler)** > > The social networking app favored by conservatives has been given 24 hours to institute a moderation policy. ---
**Author:** ![scoots](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@scoots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scoots)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130/207 "2021-01-09T00:04:46Z")
When this thread started I never thought it would end this way. With a permaban. And just 11 days before the end of his presidency. It’s almost too perfect ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130/208 "2021-01-09T00:06:56Z")
I mean, it could’ve ended like this… [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50815648237_db008369b0.jpg "2021-01-08\_06-06-23") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/68782016@N08/50815648237/) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130/209 "2021-01-09T00:10:21Z")
The best part is Trump can’t even respond to the suspension. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130/210 "2021-01-09T00:12:50Z")
Courtesy of Parker Malloy: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50815661082_51458630ca_b.jpg "2021-01-08\_06-12-06") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/68782016@N08/50815661082/) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130/211 "2021-01-09T00:20:50Z")
Artists recreation of current events in the White House: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50815573756_eb6e494443_n.jpg "2021-01-08\_06-20-24") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/68782016@N08/50815573756/) ---
**Author:** ![scoots](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@scoots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scoots)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130/212 "2021-01-09T00:28:52Z")
Here’s Twitter’s justification: [Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump (twitter.com)](https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/suspension.html) After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them — specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter — we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence. In the context of horrific events this week, we made it clear on Wednesday that additional violations of the Twitter Rules would potentially result in this very course of action. Our [public interest framework](https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2019/worldleaders2019.html) exists to enable the public to hear from elected officials and world leaders directly. It is built on a principle that the people have a right to hold power to account in the open. However, we made it clear going back years that these accounts are not above our rules entirely and cannot use Twitter to incite violence, among other things. We will continue to be transparent around our policies and their enforcement. The below is a comprehensive analysis of our policy enforcement approach in this case. **Overview** On January 8, 2021, President Donald J. Trump tweeted: _“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!!!”_ Shortly thereafter, the President tweeted: _“To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th.”_ Due to the ongoing tensions in the United States, and an uptick in the global conversation in regards to the people who violently stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, these two Tweets must be read in the context of broader events in the country and the ways in which the President’s statements can be mobilized by different audiences, including to incite violence, as well as in the context of the pattern of behavior from this account in recent weeks. After assessing the language in these Tweets against our [Glorification of Violence](https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/glorification-of-violence) policy, we have determined that these Tweets are in violation of the Glorification of Violence Policy and the user @realDonaldTrump should be immediately permanently suspended from the service. **Assessment** We assessed the two Tweets referenced above under our [Glorification of Violence policy](https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/glorification-of-violence), which aims to prevent the glorification of violence that could inspire others to replicate violent acts and determined that they were highly likely to encourage and inspire people to replicate the criminal acts that took place at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. This determination is based on a number of factors, including: - President Trump’s statement that he will not be attending the Inauguration is being received by a number of his supporters as further confirmation that the election was not legitimate and is seen as him disavowing his previous claim made via two Tweets ([1](https://twitter.com/DanScavino/status/1347103015493361664), [2](https://twitter.com/DanScavino/status/1347103016311259136)) by his Deputy Chief of Staff, Dan Scavino, that there would be an “orderly transition” on January 20th. - The second Tweet may also serve as encouragement to those potentially considering violent acts that the Inauguration would be a “safe” target, as he will not be attending. - The use of the words “American Patriots” to describe some of his supporters is also being interpreted as support for those committing violent acts at the US Capitol. - The mention of his supporters having a “GIANT VOICE long into the future” and that “They will not be disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!” is being interpreted as further indication that President Trump does not plan to facilitate an “orderly transition” and instead that he plans to continue to support, empower, and shield those who believe he won the election. - 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. 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. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130/213 "2021-01-09T00:29:21Z")
One of those “think of where we are” moments. “Guys, guys, it’s me, the president, I’m using my daughter’s account!” ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130/214 "2021-01-09T00:31:43Z")
> [@scoots](#): > > Here’s Twitter’s justification: Hell, they don’t need to justify it to me. They should have locked it at the end of November 2016. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130/215 "2021-01-09T00:32:50Z")
Do you think there’s any chance he tried to tweet something even crazier which precipitated this move? ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130/216 "2021-01-09T00:33:46Z")
Not saying it wasn’t the right move, but to say “I’m not going to the inauguration” is an incitement to violence seems a bit of a stretch? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130/217 "2021-01-09T00:35:15Z")
We have ample evidence that he is likely to incite his MAGAts to more violence. How much proof do you need? ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130/218 "2021-01-09T00:35:42Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Not saying it wasn’t the right move, but to say “I’m not going to the inauguration” is an incitement to violence seems a bit of a stretch? Doesn’t matter, they easily could have excavated 5000 earlier tweets incenting violence and mayhem. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130/219 "2021-01-09T00:37:46Z")
Be on the look out for [John Barron](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/03/21/the-amazing-story-of-donald-trumps-old-spokesman-john-barron-who-was-actually-donald-trump-himself/) though. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130/220 "2021-01-09T00:39:42Z")
I guess one interpretation would be: “I won’t be going to the inauguration…so if anybody wants to bomb it don’t worry about me.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130.md?page=12)