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Beaverhausen

(24,470 posts)
Thu Jun 8, 2017, 02:28 PM Jun 2017

Meet the Woman President Trump Blocked on Twitter- and she's suing him

http://time.com/4809002/donald-trump-twitter-block-james-comey/

When President Trump announced his nominee for a new FBI director with a tweet on Wednesday, Holly O'Reilly couldn't see it.

That's because O'Reilly, 47, who goes by @AynRandPaulRyan on Twitter, was blocked by the President on May 28 after she criticized him. She's now working with lawyers from the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University to get Trump to unblock her.

"It's like FDR took my radio away," she told TIME, adding she feels it's like "if my Senator kicked me out of a town hall."

The tweets are no small matter. Trump's announcement of an FBI director came several hours before the official White House statement, and Press Secretary Sean Spicer has confirmed that the tweets should be considered official presidential statements. White House Director of Social Media Dan Scavino also shared a video arguing that Trump is "communicating directly with YOU" to bypass news media.

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Note: Holly is a friend of mine - she's a damn fine singer/songwriter as well as a strong woman.
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Meet the Woman President Trump Blocked on Twitter- and she's suing him (Original Post) Beaverhausen Jun 2017 OP
I think that's a good point to be made. Ilsa Jun 2017 #1

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
1. I think that's a good point to be made.
Thu Jun 8, 2017, 02:41 PM
Jun 2017

As long as criticism isn't obscene or harassment, maybe no one should be blocked from the official account.

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