Senator Steve Daines Suspended From Twitter For Searching For Profile Photo
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BREAKING NEWS – Sen. Steve Daines suspended from Twitter over profile photo of him hunting with wife: Republicans slam ‘crazy’ decision, demand it be reversed
- Republican Sen. Steve Daines’ office says he’s been suspended from Twitter over a profile picture of him hunting with his wife
- The image shows him and his wife Cindy posing with a freshly killed and slightly bloody antelope.
- Daines’ account is “temporarily unavailable because it violates Twitter’s Media Policy,” according to a disclaimer on his page.
- Claims Montana lawmaker violated ‘sensitive media policy’ because it contained ‘adult or graphic content’
Republican Sen. Steve Daines’ office says he has been suspended from Twitter over a profile photo of him posing with a freshly killed antelope on a hunting trip with his wife.
Daines’ account is “temporarily unavailable because it violates Twitter’s Media Policy,” according to a disclaimer on his page.
It claims the Montana lawmaker violated the “sensitive media policy” because it contained “adult or graphic content.”
“You may not include graphic violence or adult content in your profile picture or profile header image,” Twitter said. “We consider graphic violence to be any form of gory media involving death, serious injury, violence, or surgical procedures.”
The dead animal is slightly bloody in the photo.
His Republican colleagues called on Twitter to immediately reverse the decision on Tuesday morning.
Republican Sen. Steve Daines’ office says he has been suspended from Twitter over a profile photo of him hunting with his wife. His Republican colleagues shared the photo and called on the social media company to reverse the move.
Texas Senator Ted Cruz said: ‘If you don’t like to hunt, that’s fine, don’t go. But don’t censor others who disagree.
‘And I’m pretty sure this is a formal job responsibility for a Senator from Montana!’ Cruz added.
Another Montana legislator, Rep. Ryan Zinke, added: “This is the family photo that landed Steve Daines in Twitter jail. Stop censoring our way of life in Montana! Great shot, Cindy!
Donald Trump Jr., an avid hunter, tweeted: “Twitter has ridiculously suspended Senator Daines because his profile picture is of him and his wife hunting… Shame on you!”
A spokesman for the National Republican Senate Committee said CNN: ‘This is crazy. Twitter should immediately reverse this suspension.”
Daines is the president of the NRSC.
Daines’ account was briefly suspended Tuesday morning, only to be suspended again moments later.
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