Twitter has closed the account for the president, plus the impeachment initiative, and the media is celebrating his crucifixion • His silence violates freedom of expression, and his fans make it clear: Trumpism is here to stay
Trump last week.
"We will not be silenced," he declared after being blocked // Photo: AP
1. The
hypocrisy of the Democrats.
Nancy Pelosi, chairwoman of the U.S. House of Representatives, has only one thing on her mind today: ousting President Trump. If he does not step down on his own initiative, she intends, with the encouragement of her congressional colleagues, to launch a speedy ousting process. 25 in the constitution that allows for the transfer of Trump's powers.
Since the Republican leadership does not intend to join the move (at least they agreed behind the scenes), the move has no chance just as much as the attempt to disqualify some of the electorate a week ago in Congress.
It turns out that Pelosi is doing exactly what she blames Trump for - partying America while America today needs only one thing: to unite.
All the more so with only 11 days left to complete the priesthood.
In the "60 Minutes" program, Pelosi did not spare harsh words from the president: Deranged, unhinged, dangerous - crazy, unstable, dangerous.
It must not be forgotten that Pelosi herself managed to harm the institution of Congress, even if not physically, when in front of tens of millions of Americans she tore to pieces Donald Trump's speech.
She did so live, after delivering the State of the Nation address in the Legislature.
The big question is where Pelosi was during the riots and looting that occurred in the U.S. in the summer. Democrats' hypocrisy in this regard is skyrocketing.
2.
"As the block, so we will support him."
Twitter decided on Tuesday to permanently close Trump's user account, after initially suspending it temporarily for 12 hours on the day dozens of his supporters broke into Congress during the election count.
The move caused a great deal of controversy in the United States and around the world, as Trump's Twitter account is perhaps the US president's main media tool: he has 88 million followers. Twitter's stock plummeted and Trump's many supporters - this is the place to mention 74 million Americans The latter - outraged at the social network claiming it has become a censor who chooses a political side Reminder: While the president's account is blocked, Iranian spiritual leader Ali Khamenei, a Holocaust denier, can continue to tweet his hate speech to the world.
Conservatives in America believe that the best way today to fight against social networks is to set up competing networks and not leave the monopoly in the hands of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram - all three of which have blocked the US president's accounts.
The blocking of Trump's account yesterday came after two more of his tweets: in one he called his supporters "patriots," and in the other he announced he would not attend the inauguration of President-elect Biden.
The California-based company presented the blockade as an attempt to prevent the president from inciting violence so that Wednesday's events at Capitol Hill would not be repeated.
All the thousands of Trump tweets from the last four years have simply disappeared from the network.
Trump himself tried to tweet from other accounts, including that of the U.S. president, from whom he warned of trying to silence 75 million people. "We will not be silenced," he wrote in large letters, "We will examine an option to set up our own platform."
As mentioned, the right is furious at Twitter for choosing an incredibly Orwellian course.
Recall that already during the presidential election campaign, Trump attacked the "big tech" - the technology giants from Silicon Valley - who chose a side, according to him.
Trump himself discovered the immense power of the media via Twitter as early as 2011.
There is no doubt that blocking the direct and mainstream media channel with his supporters is a blow to him, but among some of his fans I met on Friday in Washington, the move will only increase support for him.
"Trumpism is not going anywhere. The more they attack it, the more we will support it," says Paul, who came from Idaho to a rally with two of his friends.
The rage against Twitter is great among conservatives, but not unequivocally.
Not everyone in the conservative camp likes the president's tweets, nor the fact that Twitter has become his main tool.
No doubt many Republicans also disliked his tweet against Lantern last week, when the vice president did his job in Congress during the election count.
But his silence is a far-reaching move.
In America, it should be mentioned, freedom of expression is a supreme value.
This is why many are already talking about alternatives like the social network "Parler", Parler.
The
media is asking for his head.
Republicans will not risk ousting the president 11 days before the transfer of power in Washington.
Israel Today has learned that Republican senators will try to navigate between the will of the American media, along with Democrats who want the president's head, and honoring 74 million American voters who see Trump as the leader of the Republican Party.
Definitely not an easy task.
Senator Lindsay Graham felt in his flesh the anger of Republicans after coming out against the president during the Senate debate, shortly after the despicable breakout.
Protesters at Reagan Airport in Washington insulted him.
Republican senators understand that joining the Democratic initiative will reduce their chances of being elected in two years or in their next election.
Nancy Pelosi, chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives, has decided to file a letter of resignation against President Trump if he does not resign, but without Republican Senate cooperation this is not possible. President-elect Biden has announced he will not intervene. Republican Gov. Jim Justice Of West Virginia, do not understand why America needs this divisive move just before the transfer of power, and even after Trump declared on Tuesday that a proper and quiet transfer of reins is guaranteed.
The big question is how Republican senators will behave in the face of the Democrats' move.
Behind the scenes a real battle is now underway on the issue, and I understand Republican senators will allow Democrats in the Senate and their leader, Chuck Schumer, to advance the move, but without assisting him.
Republican senators find themselves between the lust for American media at Trump's head and his 74 million voters, who remember him for all the good things he did.
There is no sane American who liked the pictures from Congress on January 6, but from here to the removal of an incumbent president - the distance is enormous.
Such an extreme and dramatic move, days before the end of his tenure, contradicts the idea of unity in America that President-elect Biden is talking about.
Alaska Senator Lisa Morkowski also called for his resignation and thus became the first House member to do so, but it is unclear if she will help convict him in the impeachment process.
It is estimated that Pelosi is making the move out of personal resentment towards Trump, and mainly to prevent him from any chance of returning in 2024.
Many, however, believe that such a move will only strengthen the bond between Trump and his supporters.
Either way, in the print media, the headlines seem almost identical: The New York Times wrote a relatively large headline on the front page with the words "growing calls for Trump to be ousted."
The Wall Street Journal laconically reads: "Trump faces calls for his removal," while the New York Post has the word "disgusting" printed on the cover (pun with the word "rebel").
The media has found a tremendous opportunity to close an account and is now cross-referencing Trump.
The outlaws who broke into Congress provided proof of all its claims, and its great achievements will not stand up to it.
The front pages of the newspapers say it all: expressions such as betrayal, rebellion, insurrection, domestic terror, coup - dominate the discourse.
The rift between at least half of America and the media hostile to Trump is final.
It is a fact that in the Rasmussen's daily satisfaction index, Trump's status has actually improved: in the days since the Capitol incident, the level of satisfaction with the outgoing president has almost crossed the 50 percent threshold.