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Twitter bans Trump

Twitter announced Friday that the platform will permanently suspend President Trump’s account effective immediately.

Driving the news: It’s Twitter’s strongest action against the president’s account and comes in response to the “risk of further incitement of violence,” per the social media company. The move follows Wednesday’s siege at the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob as Congress was certifying the Electoral College votes for President-elect Joe Biden.

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