Facebook Kicks Out 'Voice Of Trump' From Platform

Facebook Inc. has kicked out former US President Donald Trump again after the site removed an interview with him that was posted on his daughter-in-law’s page.

The social media giant banned Trump from its platform on 7 January following riots by his supporters on the Capitol building in Washington.

Lara Trump, married to Eric Trump posted a screenshot of an email she said was from Facebook which explained how the video had been taken down because it was “in line with the block” on his own accounts. It said anything posted “in the voice of Donald Trump” would be removed.

The Instagram post shared by Lara Trump said: “In line with the block we placed on Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, further content posted in the voice of Donald Trump will be removed and result in additional limitations on the account.”

Meanwhile, it is not the first time of late that Trump’s family members have acted as his mouthpiece. Eric Trump recently appeared in an embarrassing Fox News interview in which he defended his father’s record on just about everything.

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Responding to the ban, Sean Hannity, Fox News host and Trump supporter said it was “extreme censorship”.

TRUMP STILL CENSORED: Facebook removed a video of Lara Trump interviewing former President Donald Trump from its platform, saying it won’t allow anything “in the voice of Donald Trump.” TONIGHT @AriFleischer and @JoeConchaTV respond to this extreme censorship.

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) April 1, 2021

But others were not as saddened by the news:

Facebook and YouTube have scrubbed Laura Trump's Tuesday interview with the former guy citing his indefinite ban that was the result of him inciting the insurrection on Jan 6. Good. F**k that guy.

— TheDaily (@StopTheCriminal) March 31, 2021