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Better late than never, but late nonetheless. After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence. https://t.co/CBpE1I6j8Y — Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) January 8, 2021 President Trump lost his primary megaphone overnight when Twitter permanently shut down his personal account, breaking off his connection to nearly 90 million followers. They also suspended an account used by his campaign. The ban comes as calls from both Democrats and some Republicans intensify for Mr. Trump to resign or face a potential second impeachment. Paula Reid reports from the White House.

Press Release Source:  California State Assembly (Sacramento, CA) – Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland), Chair of the California Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus, issued the following statement today in response to Donald Trump’s call to ban Filipino immigration and tourism: "The latest salvo of divisive and hateful rhetoric being spewed by Donald Trump demonstrates yet again that he is unfit to serve as President. “As an immigrant from the Philippines and as the first and only Filipino American elected to the California State Legislature, I’m extremely proud of the contributions Filipino Americans have made to America, from fighting heroically in our Armed Forces to igniting the struggle for farm worker rights, and the list goes on. "Trump’s call to restrict immigration and tourism from the Philippines doesn’t represent the America my mother believed in when she made the journey to this country decades ago. It doesn’t represent the America that...