Twitter suspends Indiana Rep. Jim Banks' official account

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Twitter has suspended an Indiana congressman’s official account after removing a post about a transgender Biden administration official over a violation of the social media company’s rules.

Rep. Jim Banks leaves the U.S. Capitol after the House passed the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act to avoid a government shutdown, Sept. 30, 2021.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Twitter suspended an Indiana congressman’s official account after removing a post about a transgender Biden administration official over a violation of the social media company’s rules. Twitter's action Saturday came after Republican Rep. Jim Banks posted tweets last week regarding Dr. Rachel Levine becoming the first openly transgender four-star officer in the U.S. uniformed services. Levine is also the nation’s assistant secretary ofBanks had responded to the U.S. surgeon general congratulating Levine on her promotion in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps by writing: “The title of first female four-star officer gets taken by a man.

Banks, whose district covers Fort Wayne and surrounding northeastern Indiana, has frequently drawn attention with right-wing social media comments. He stood by his post about Levine. “My tweet was a statement of fact,” Banks said in a statement. “Big Tech doesn’t have to agree with me, but they shouldn’t be able to cancel me. If they silence me, they will silence you. We can’t allow Big Tech to prevent us from telling the truth.”

 

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Good for Twitter

No surprise dude us from Indiana. Ugh so gross 🤢

Sounds like Jack has her panties in a twist.

This is the same US Reprehensible who claimed he was on the Jan 6 committee (ranking member) in official communications to Executive branch agencies and departments. Absolute turkey.

The title of first female four-star officer gets taken by a man.

I wonder what evil senseless thing he said…

rleas If the news called him a women instead of a man....wouldn't he be having a fit. If he/she identifies as such, what has it cost me or him? Nothing! Get a real life that doesn't involve so much hate and you will feel better!

This whole situation sucks balls

It's just sad that we have to make a law to learn how to respect LGBT. It should be taught while growing up in the family we dont need to make a law at a federal level to know how to respect LGBT. Some countries no laws about it but they respect LGBT.

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Oh, was him mean? So Twitter patrol smacked his hands like a nun in grade school bc he referred to a biological male as a man?

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