Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., argues the social media company is ‘completely hypocritical’ for banning President Trump’s account while allowing dictators to remain on the site.
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Jedediah lawmakers fighting for
free speech and calling out big
tech double standard after
Twitter banned President Trump
from the platform yet allows
dictators to remain online
will here to discuss
South Carolinas, GOP
congresswoman Nancy MACE
Good Morning, congresswoman,
hey good morning.
Thank you for having me on day
were glad to have you
tell us about this seemingly
obvious double standard here.
It is not just Irans Ayatollah
twitters choices who and who
not to censor to suppress, seems
to be obvious.
What is guiding their principle
right now?
Who are they choosing? Why are
they choosing certain
individuals whose voices cannot
be heard?
Obviously, as you mentioned
earlier, it is the height of
hypocrisy.
Twitter is a private company.
They have rules an standards.
They need to be clear and
consistent. The way they apply
them
to ban the President of the
United States for his language
is one thing, but then to allow
lets, say the chinese government
who, just two days ago called for
genocide against the Uyghurs
online on Twitter and the
account is still up.
The tweet is still up.
If you look at Irans Supreme
Leader calling for terrorist
attacks on the- u dot S and its
allies, they can still tweet,
and so if twitter is being
completely hypocritical on
issue. Quite frankly, it is
Un American
PETE Congresswoman to ban the
President of the United States
is one thing
I was talking to my son dad.
How do you ban the President of
the United States?
We miss the obvious question.
Sometimes
how absurd it really is.
My question is: is Twitter an
american company?
Do they put american interests
first, or do they just benefit
from capitalism and our free
market theyre happy to allow
tin pot dictators to do what
they do,
certainly theyre benefiting
from ayatollahs being on line
threatening citizens, allies,
military threatening, terrorist
attacks on the United States and
our allies?
Incredibly UN american-
and it is so hypocritical and to
be going through all the pain
that our nation is facing right
now, weve been weve, been
through enormous page over the
last five one slash two days.
It sort of feels like youre,
throwing gasoline on the fire,
and it is very sad im sad for
our country.
Ive been very strong in my
remarks this week really
focused on our party, but really
after the end of the day, the
last nine months, all of it
happening online, both sides of
the aisle, particularly violence
by Antifa thugs, a lot of it
coordinated online and social
media.
We have to make the root
decision today going forward. We
cant let the voices of violence
take over anymore.
You see it on twitter,
you see the hip Pock Express Sy.
I feel sad for my children and
sad for my country
Jedediah. It is very sad
important to note we reached out
for twitter from a statement
we have not heard back as of
yet
congresswoman. I want to switch
over to a important topic.
Obviously youre among group of
GOP lawmakers, urging Joe Biden
to drop the impeachment push.
This is interesting from your
perspective because you didnt
object to the election results
you faced your own degree of
harrassment as a result.
Yet you are some that is still
saying. No impeachment may not
be the right thing to do here.
Why is that?
Well, if you look at right
now, there are still political
charades going on.
I think it is very disingenuous
in the last ten days of President
Trump being in office, only has
ten more days to see Democrats
taking advantage of what
happened last week and
politicizing it making the last
ten days like throwing gasoline
on the fire.
We really need to focus on
having a very peaceful
transition of power.
I think the presidents decision
to forego the inauguration was
the right one.
People shouldnt be worried
about going to an event going
to work threat of violence,
fear they might be harmed.
I had to have a conversation
with my children on Friday night,
just because mommy goes to work
in d dot c doesnt mean my life
will be in danger. Every time I
go,
these are tough discussions to
have with my children.
We need to focus on unity.
We need to focus on taking
responsibility for what happened
on Wednesday, but also what
happened over the last nine
months.
This is not the first violent
event. This year,
weve seen destruction all
across the country in cities all
across the country, cities being
burned to the ground, businesses
being burned down in the middle
of covid.
We have to think long and hard
how we go from here, both
Republicans and dem crass.
Transcript generated on 2021-01-10.