Why Twitter Really Banned Trump

President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the Rose Garden of the White House. (Michael Candelori/ via Getty Images)

The inside story of how the digital town square decided to kick off a sitting president.

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This story is by Bari Weiss, Isaac Grafstein, Suzy Weiss, Michael Shellenberger, Peter Savodnik and Olivia Reingold.

On the afternoon of January 8, 2021, Twitter decided to permanently suspend the account of Donald Trump. It was the first and only time a sitting head of state was kicked off the platform.

Twitter ostensibly kicked Trump off because of two …

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