Tweets wishing for Trump's death violate Twitter policy, company says
by Kari Paul from on (#58RG3)
Platform says abusive tweets about the president, who was diagnosed with Covid-19 this week, could result in suspension
Twitter has said that tweets wishing for Donald Trump's death in the wake of the president's diagnosis with Covid-19 violate its policies and could result in suspension.
As Trump made his way to Walter Reed medical center for treatment on Friday, many people on Twitter, including his opponent Joe Biden, wished him a speedy recovery. However many others did the opposite, saying they hope he dies from the virus, which has killed more than 200,000 people in the United States under his leadership while he repeatedly downplayed the severity of the disease.
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