Former President Trump is beyond online redemption in the eyes of Twitter and its CFO Ned Segal.
The Republican’s forever ban was confirmed Wednesday during an interview with Rebecca Quick of CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”
“Our policies are designed to make sure that people are not inciting violence, and if anybody does that, we would have to remove them from the service and our policies don’t allow people to come back,” Mr. Segal said when asked if a 2024 presidential campaign might prompt Twitter to reverse course.
“So, no?” Ms. Quick replied.
“He was removed when he was president, and there’d be no difference for anybody who [was] a public official once they’ve been removed from the service,” Mr. Segal said.
Mr. Trump’s critics insist that he incited the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol while speaking to supporters, which he has consistently denied.
The Republican and his supporters have countered by pointing to his calls to “peacefully” protest various issues related to the 2020 election.
Similarly, they have noted that any reference to “fighting” over the years has been metaphorical rhetoric also used by Democrats.
Mr. Segal’s interview also comes against a political backdrop involving the second day of the Senate’s impeachment trial regarding the Capitol riot.
“The way our policies work, when you’re removed from the platform, you’re removed from the platform whether you’re a commentator, you’re a CFO or you are a former or current public official,” says $TWTR CFO @nedsegal on if President Trump’s account could be restored. pic.twitter.com/ZZxascb9Rz
— Squawk Box (@SquawkCNBC) February 10, 2021
• Douglas Ernst can be reached at dernst@washingtontimes.com.
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