The Democrats in the United States are planning to introduce impeachment against President Donald Trump for a second time after the riots at Capitol Hill on Wednesday and meanwhile, a ban has been imposed on the president by social networking sites Twitter and Facebook for inciting violence.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced that they would move forward with formal charges over his role in inciting a rampage on the Capitol if he did not resign “immediately”.
The President’s dangerous acts necessitate his immediate removal from office. We look forward to hearing from the Vice President as soon as possible and to receiving a positive answer as to whether he and the Cabinet will honor their oath to the Constitution and to Americans.
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) January 8, 2021
The accusations were made against the president for encouraging hours-long riots in Congress. The democrats are claiming further stay of Donald Trump as a peril for the state although there have been only 12 days left for him as the President of the United States.
However, on the other side, President Trump has been facing a ban from social media as Twitter has banned the president’s account on Friday.
“After a close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence”, as per Twitter.
According to the social networking site, tweets posted by Trump on the day of the riots violated the policy by the company that is against the propagation of violence.
In his tweets Donald Trump maintained that his supporters are “American Patriots” and they will have a “Giant Voice” long into the future.
The ban from Twitter has come as a strike for Donald Trump which deprives him of a salient tool that he has been using for decades for the political activities that can make him face impeachment.
Apart from Twitter, Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has also announced that Facebook is extending the ban on President’s post indefinitely.
Breaking News: Facebook will block President Trump on its platforms, including Instagram, at least until the end of his term, Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday. https://t.co/709iNGiwXQ
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 7, 2021
“We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great,” Zuckerberg wrote.
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“Therefore, we are extending the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete.”
Likewise, Shopify Inc, a Canadian e-commerce company, has announced to shut off online stores associated with President Donald Trump. This move has emerged in a response to the storming of the US Capitol by Trump supporters.
Trump’s actions violate Shopify’s “acceptable use policy which prohibits promotion or support of organizations, platforms, or people that threaten or condone violence to further a cause”, the spokeswoman for Shopify Inc maintained.