BYStaff, Common DreamsPUBLISHEDJanuary 9, 2021SHAREShare via FacebookShare via TwitterShare via Email

As Congress and President Donald Trump’s Cabinetfacemounting pressure to immediately remove him from office for inciting a violent mob at the U.S. Capitol, Twitter announced Friday that it is permanently suspending the president’s personal account,@realDonaldTrump, for violating the platform’s rules.

“After close review of recent tweets from the@realDonaldTrumpaccount and the context around them — specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter — we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence,” the social media companyexplainedin a blog post.

Karen Hobert Flynn, president of Common Cause, said in a statement that…