Trump asks Supreme Court to let him block critics on Twitter

[Rogue Valley]

Trump asks Supreme Court to let him block critics on Twitter | The Hill

8/20/20
The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling that found President Trump violated the First Amendment by blocking his critics on Twitter. The lawsuit arose in 2017 after Trump’s social media account blocked seven people who had tweeted criticism of the president in comment threads linked to his @realDonaldTrump Twitter handle. Lower federal courts found that Trump’s twitter account, where he often weighs in on official matters, constitutes a public forum and that blocking his detractors violated their constitutional free speech protections. In its Thursday petition to the Supreme Court, attorneys for the Justice Department (DOJ) urged the justices to overturn a unanimous ruling from a three-judge panel of the New York-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit against Trump. The DOJ argued that the appeals court had erred by finding Trump’s Twitter account to be a public forum, and failed to adequately recognize that much of Trump’s social media posts constitute private rather than governmental speech.

IIRC - and I do - the Trump administration/DoJ stated in 2017 that Trumps Twitter account is an official government channel.

Thus, it cannot be censored by our Snowflake-in-Chief.

Trump's Tweets 'Official Statements,' Spicer Says

DOJ: Trump's tweets are 'official statements of the President'

 

[Mycroft]

Trump asks Supreme Court to let him block critics on Twitter | The Hill

IIRC - and I do - the Trump administration/DoJ stated in 2017 that Trumps Twitter account is an official government channel.

Thus, it cannot be censored by our Snowflake-in-Chief.

Trump's Tweets 'Official Statements,' Spicer Says

DOJ: Trump's tweets are 'official statements of the President'

Snowflake needs safe space. Will take bribes.