Posted on 04/26/2022 5:37:01 AM PDT by Red Badger
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 18: U.S. President Donald Trump looks at his phone during a roundtable at the State Dining Room of the White House June 18, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump held a roundtable discussion with Governors and small business owners on the reopening of American’s small business. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) The head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is urging Elon Musk to not let former President Donald Trump back on the platform.
Shortly after Twitter announced that it had accepted Musk’s acquisition offer, NAACP President Derrick Johnson said in a statement, “Mr. Musk: free speech is wonderful, hate speech is unacceptable.”
“Misinformation, disinformation and hate speech have NO PLACE on Twitter. Do not allow 45 to return to the Platform. Do not allow Twitter to become a petri dish for hate speech, or falsehoods that subvert our democracy,” he continued.
Finally, Johnson said, “Protecting our democracy is of utmost importance, especially as the midterm elections approach. Mr. Musk: lives are at risk, and so is American democracy.”
Read the statement below:
.@DerrickNAACP to @elonmusk: "Do not allow 45 to return to the platform. Do not allow Twitter to become a petri dish for hate speech, or falsehoods that subvert our democracy." pic.twitter.com/bXCFaT0WCP
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) April 25, 2022
Trump was permanently suspended from Twitter after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
However, Trump told Fox News on Monday that he is not interested in getting back on Twitter.
He said, “I am not going on Twitter, I am going to stay on TRUTH.”
"#BringBackTrump" is trending on Twitter following news billionaire Elon Musk plans to buy the platform. Trump told Fox today, "I am not going on Twitter, I am going to stay on TRUTH." We'll see about that. Truth has had some big issues and Trump has still only posted once.
— Meridith McGraw (@meridithmcgraw) April 25, 2022
The former president’s comments refer to his own social media platform, Truth Social, which he has barely used.
According to a press release on Monday, Twitter’s board agreed to Musk’s offer to buy the company for roughly $44 billion, or $54.20 per share.
Twitter will become a private company after the deal is completed.
Bret Taylor, Twitter’s Independent Board Chair, said in a press release, “The Twitter Board conducted a thoughtful and comprehensive process to assess Elon’s proposal with a deliberate focus on value, certainty, and financing.”
“The proposed transaction will deliver a substantial cash premium, and we believe it is the best path forward for Twitter’s stockholders,” he added.
Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s CEO, said, “Twitter has a purpose and relevance that impacts the entire world. Deeply proud of our teams and inspired by the work that has never been more important.”
In a statement, Musk said, “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated.”
“I also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans. Twitter has tremendous potential – I look forward to working with the company and the community of users to unlock it,” he added.
Truth and Accuracy
Trump needs to get back on Twitter. Let the Left-wing Thought Police deal confrontation...don’t let them off the hook.
Derrick Johnson can shove his commie values up his arse.
Hows that for hate speech?
Wanna bet Deep State, the cabal really running things, doesn’t have a black or a woman in it.
Betcha...
and who defines “hate” speech?????
Hell, keep all the unWoke Whiteys off Twitter.
The naacp is still a thing huh? Who knew.
DJT has already said he’s not going back to Twitter so the naacp is behind the curve.
Having said all that I’d like to see Musk apologize to DJT on behalf of Twitter for what they did to him and formally and very publicly invite President Trump back to Twitter, even if it’s nothing more than a gesture.......I hope that happens.
Tucker Carlson suddenly got back his Twitter account
Who gets to determine what is hate speech? If that was the case the NAACP would be banished long ago.
Imagine that.........................
Every single one of these people should be asked why NYPost shouldn’t be allowed to report on hunter bidens laptop
Babylon bee should also be reinstated. Don’t know if happened
“We’re only interested in our freedom of speech, not yours.”
Shaun king quit Twitter...now what about Deray
Commies gotta commie ...
Trump needs to get back on Twitter.
Maybe I’m completely off point but why would Trump go back to Twitter? He has his own social media site now why would he venture anywhere but on his own social media site.
Trump wants to stay on his own platform TRUTH & that is understandable. Musk should reactivate Trump on Twitter whether Trump uses it or not. Giving Trump his Twitter account back would, at a minimum, be a sign that Twitter will not be operating under the old Leftist rules of censoring anyone you don’t like for whatever reason. To delete a sitting POTUS was totally disrespectful & similar to Pelousy tearing up Trump’s SOTU speech.
How about just to correct a wrong? That works for me.
There are real answers like already in place, functioning on existing hardware and with an interface people are familiar with.
I would like to see the two functioning together.
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