Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN05)
Republican congressional candidate Danielle Stella had her Twitter account permanently suspended after repeatedly violating the platform’s rules. Her most recent post on Tuesday suggests killing Rep. Ilhan Omar: “If it is proven @IlhanMN passed sensitive info to Iran, she should be tried for #treason and hanged.”
Stella’s campaign account tweeted a link reinforcing her remark accompanied by a stick figure body hanging. After having her account permanently deleted, Stella attacked Twitter. “Twitter will always side with and fight to protect terrorists, traitors, pedophiles, and rapists,” she wrote.
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This is not been the first time politicians have neglected to abide by Twitter’s regulations. President Donald Trump’s notorious tweets are a prime example of politicians violating rules on social media platforms. Trump’s tweets often go against Twitter regulations by posting content suggesting bullying and threatening harm.
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