Twitter right to shut down Trump, who’s a source of hatred, lies, and cause of violence

Twitter was right to permanently shut down outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump's Twitter account to his nearly 89 million followers last week, after five people were left dead in the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol Building and the world watched the horrifying climax and crashing end of the Trump presidency on Capitol Hill.
Twitter was right to permanently shut down outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump's Twitter account to his nearly 89 million followers last week, after five people were left dead in the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol Building and the world watched the horrifying climax and crashing end of the Trump pr...

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