Twitter will not take action against President Donald Trump’s
Trump's statements mark the latest test of the company's new policy of labeling and demoting tweets by world leaders that break its rules against harassment and abuse. Twitter said the tweets don't violate its rules but did not elaborate.
The president tweeted Sunday that four prominent progressive lawmakers of color — Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), — should "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.
"Ocasio-Cortez was born in New York City, Tlaib was born in Detroit and Pressley was born in Cincinnati. Omar, a Somalian refugee, immigrated to the U.S. in the 1990s and became a citizen in 2000.
Twitter’s content policies ban “targeted harassment” of individuals, “abusive behavior” and attempts to “harass, intimidate, or silence someone else’s voice.” They also state that users may not “directly attack or threaten other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, or serious disease.”
Trump’s racist criticism has been widely rebuked by Democratic leaders, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today announced plans to condemn the remarks through a congressional resolution.
The president, speaking at the White House today, refused to back down from his statements, saying he's not concerned “because many people agree with me."
Article originally published on POLITICO Magazine