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CatWoman

(79,302 posts)
Wed Mar 31, 2021, 10:47 PM Mar 2021

Facebook takes down Trump interview; hilarity ensues

Sean Hannity went on a tear Wednesday night against Facebook over the social media giant taking down a new interview of former President Donald Trump.

Trump was suspended from Facebook in the wake of the Capitol riots, and CNBC reported a company spokesperson pointed to that as the reason they pulled the video of Trump being interviewed by daughter-in-law Lara Trump.

Former Bush White House press secretary Ari Fleischer told Hannity “this censorship is… one of the reasons we are splitting as a society.”

“Are conservatives supposed to start all their own conservative media and ban Biden and Obama’s voice?” he asked. “Is that the America Facebook wants? This is going in every possible wrong direction. It’s anti-democratic, anti-intellectual, anti-history.”

Hannity read an email Dan Scavino apparently received before commenting, “Now Dan Scavino, who works for President Trump — just ’cause you work for President Trump, you can’t post on Facebook.”“Why is anybody on Facebook anymore that is a conservative?” he asked. “It’s time to leave, we’re not wanted there.”

Fox News contributor Joe Concha said he wants to know from Facebook “what did he say during that interview with Lara Trump that is so offensive that you have to hide this from the sensitivities of the people that are on Facebook.”

You can watch above, via Fox News.

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/hannity-rails-against-facebook-for-taking-down-trump-interview-maybe-its-time-to-leave-were-not-wanted-there/

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Facebook takes down Trump interview; hilarity ensues (Original Post) CatWoman Mar 2021 OP
Conservatives sure spend a lot of time crying TeslaNova Mar 2021 #1
No. Just quit lying like it's telling the truth and ya'll come back. TigressDem Mar 2021 #2
Right SCantiGOP Mar 2021 #5
Do they need cheese to go with their whine? onecaliberal Mar 2021 #3
This is all they got. It's gonna be all lies, all stunts, and all whine from here on out. Midnight Writer Mar 2021 #4
Stop using the word disinformation and use the correct NoMoreRepugs Mar 2021 #6
Facebook jail is a good test run for Fat Donny Blue Owl Apr 2021 #7
Ha-ha! Mike Nelson Apr 2021 #8
"anti-intellectual" Iris Apr 2021 #9
If Facebook and Twitter don't want him, there's always 8chan (or 8kun). JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2021 #10
They already ban people at conservative sites Nululu Apr 2021 #11

TigressDem

(5,125 posts)
2. No. Just quit lying like it's telling the truth and ya'll come back.
Wed Mar 31, 2021, 10:55 PM
Mar 2021

Dis-information and propaganda are for dictator states, not the United States.

You want to goose step with the new orange hitler, try it out in Moscow. Even Germany will tell you, Nine, dumkauphs.

SCantiGOP

(13,871 posts)
5. Right
Wed Mar 31, 2021, 11:24 PM
Mar 2021

Tell Trump to make a decent PSA that directly asks his supporters to get vaccinated, and explains why it is important, and we’ll all see it on social media and regular media.
Insist that you got more votes than your opponent and no one is going to give you a forum.

NoMoreRepugs

(9,436 posts)
6. Stop using the word disinformation and use the correct
Wed Mar 31, 2021, 11:27 PM
Mar 2021

word “lies” - when it impacts Democracy that’s a problem douchebags.

Mike Nelson

(9,960 posts)
8. Ha-ha!
Thu Apr 1, 2021, 05:12 AM
Apr 2021

... I don't think Sean is getting enough "likes" on Facebook. He can join Joe & Mika, then! Maybe there should be a special social media place for News Ranters?

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,354 posts)
10. If Facebook and Twitter don't want him, there's always 8chan (or 8kun).
Thu Apr 1, 2021, 08:53 AM
Apr 2021

They'll welcome whatever nonsense he wants to spout.

Nululu

(842 posts)
11. They already ban people at conservative sites
Thu Apr 1, 2021, 01:48 PM
Apr 2021

I think it took almost no time for me to get banned at newsmax for departing from the company line once.

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