--- title: "Twitter Permanently Suspends Donald Trump’s Account" description: "Social media giant Twitter announced on Friday evening that it was \"permanently\" suspending the account of embattled U.S. president Donald Trump." date: "2021-01-08" modified: "2021-01-08" authors: - name: "Jon Christian" job_title: "Executive Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jonc" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/twitter-permanently-suspends-donald-trumps-account" categories: - "Future Society" tags: - "politics" - "social media" - "the digest" - "trump" --- # Twitter Permanently Suspends Donald Trump’s Account ![Social media giant Twitter announced on Friday evening that it was "permanently" suspending the account of embattled U.S. president Donald Trump.]() *\Image: Victor Tangermann\* ## Bye, Don Social media giant Twitter announced on Friday evening that it was "permanently" suspending the account of embattled U.S. president Donald Trump. "After close review of recent Tweets from the@realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence," reads [an announcement]() from the platform. "In the context of horrific events this week, we made it clear on Wednesday that additional violations of the Twitter Rules would potentially result in this very course of action," [it continued](). ## Mar-a-Gonzo The internet-shaking decision comes on the heels of an extraordinarily unhinged week for Trump, even by his own chaotic standards. On Wednesday, the reality television star turned politician capped off months of disputing the presidential election results with a march in Washington that turned violent when his supporters [broke into and looted the U.S. Capitol building](), resulting in [several deaths](). Trump declined to forcefully decry the violence by his supporters for more than 24 hours, earning near-universal criticism. ## Zuck the Trend Twitter's decision comes a day after competitor Facebook [opted to suspend Trump as well](), at least until his successor takes office on January 20. It's not clear what the future will hold for Trump on social media — though far-right platforms like Parler would probably welcome him with open arms. **READ MORE:** [Twitter announcement]() \[Twitter\] **More on Trump:** [*Trump Thrown Into Twitter Jail*]() ## Author I'm responsible for editing, assigning, and scouting at Futurism, as well as occasionally writing for the site. That work involves keeping an eye on a wide range of narratives and issues, but over the past few years I've become increasingly interested in how AI is shaping the future of media, the web, and information itself. My day-to-day often involves collaborating on reporting and commentary projects bylined by my colleagues, but I try to find time to do my own reporting as well; stories I've broken for Futurism have been cited by publications including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the New Yorker, Wired, Ars Technica, New York Magazine, the Columbia Journalism Review, Bloomberg, and more. I grew up in Southern Vermont and attended Vanderbilt University. Prior to Futurism, I contributed to outlets including the Boston Globe, Vice, Wired, Slate, the Atlantic, the Outline, Ars Technica and more, and did stints in farming and food service. I currently live in Brooklyn, New York, and in my free time I enjoy pinball, word games, cycling, running, and music production. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()