Letter to Mr. Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter - daines to Big Tech: Stop Censoring the President, Reinstate His Account
Letter
Dear Mr. Dorsey,
I write to express my deep concerns with the recent action taken by Twitter and other social
media platforms to indefinitely suspend the accounts of President Donald Trump. The actions by
Twitter create a dangerous precedent that is impossible to walk back from. The banning of a duly
elected official, especially the President of the United States, will have serious repercussions on
the dissemination of information and the right of the people to know what their government is
doing. Further, this action is in direct contradiction and inconsistent with how Twitter treats
leaders from other nations, including adversaries and authoritarian regimes, such as China, who
even ban Twitter from operating within their borders. The blocking of the President of the United
States' account while other accounts remain is a dangerous and inconsistent enforcement of your
rules. I urge Twitter to reverse course and immediately reinstate the President's Twitter account.
The President of the United States is the leader of the free world and his ability to reach the
people and communicate important events and actions should not be censored. The removal of
his account and his ability to communicate on your platform limits the government's ability to
inform its citizens. Further, it divides the nation and alienates the millions of voters who
supported the President in the 2016 and 2020 elections. This action could bring about further
division and unrest, which is opposite of the stated intentions for his removal. This action will
continue to divide our country at a time when we need to bring it closer together. It is paramount
that the United States continue its long established tradition of a peaceful transition of power and
respect for their elected officials.
For these reasons I strongly urge Twitter to reinstate the President's account and work with the
current and incoming administration to ensure that all Americans are able to access information
and hear from their elected officials.
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