‘We’re Talking About Twitter’: Pelosi Calls POTUS’ Social Media Executive Order ‘Silly’
Angered by Twitter’s decision to fact-check some of his tweets, President Donald Trump is taking action against social media companies. A draft of an executive order that Trump was expected to sign on Thursday, obtained…
Angered by Twitter’s decision to fact-check some of his tweets, President Donald Trump is taking action against social Media companies.
A draft of an executive order that Trump was expected to sign on Thursday, obtained by The Hill, showed that he would order a review of laws that protect social Media companies from lawsuits.
During a press conference on Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) blasted Trump’s decision to sign the executive order.
“What the president is doing is silly. It’s silly. But, let’s say this, it’s a distraction,” she said, adding, “I opened this meeting talking about testing and how it’s going to save lives, open our economy, send our kids back to school, save lives and the rest. We’re talking about Twitter.”
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Additionally, Pelosi blasted Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and suggested that he is pandering to Trump by not fact-checking or taking down some of Trump’s comments.
“He just panders, tax cuts, no regulation. Our business model is to misrepresent the facts and to be a platform to do that. And to try to hide under freedom of speech which is, of course, a complete violation of everything freedom of speech stands for,” Pelosi said.