In a huge embarrassment for the United States (US) President Donald Trump, Twitter has decided to permanently suspend his account. Citing further incitement of violence after US Capitol incidents, in which Trump’s supporter stormed the US capitol, social media giant announced it will permanently suspend Donald Trump’s account.  This comes after Twitter blocked Trump several times this week.

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"After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them -- specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter -- we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence," Twitter said in a statement.
Donald Trump's handle on Twitter is now an empty white page, frozen with 51 followed accounts and 88.7 million followers and two words on the center of the screen saying "Account suspended".

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Meanwhile, the microblogging platform said that the @POTUS account will be kept active but will be monitored continuously. Within minutes of posting, Trump`s tweets were also removed from that account, too. With 88 million Twitter followers, the platform had been his preferred method of communication for the past four years. Posting on the @POTUS account Trump lashed out at Twitter alleging that it has gone "further and further on banning free speech".

As per new agency ANI, he also alleged that the Twitter employees had coordinated with the democrats in "removing" his account. "As I have been saying for a long time, Twitter has gone further and further in banning free speech and tonight, Twitter employees have coordinated with the Democrats and the Radical Left in removing my account from their platform to silence me -- and YOU, the 75,000,000 great patriots who voted for me," Trump wrote from the official account.  
The outgoing President wrote that he predicted that this would happen, adding that he would have a big announcement very soon as they look at the possibility of "building out our own platform".

Meanwhile, making its official statement, the microblogging site said that it will continue to be transparent around its policies and their enforcement.  
In a tweet on Friday, Trump said that millions of those who voted for him would have "a giant voice long into the future" and they will not be disrespected or treated unfairly in any way.

"The 75,000,000 great American Patriots who voted for me, AMERICA FIRST, and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, will have a GIANT VOICE long into the future. They will not be disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!" he said.

Twitter had blocked Trump's account from posting on their platform after the protests broke out in Washington, while Facebook on Thursday suspended his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely. Popular gaming platform Twitch has also banned Donald Trump's official channel on its platform indefinitely.

Earlier, chaotic and violent scenes erupted at the Capitol on Wednesday when supporters of Trump stormed the building to protest the Electoral College vote, forcing a lockdown and various confrontations with police. At least five people died in the melee.Wednesday`s violence came hours after Trump encouraged his supporters to fight against the election results as Congress was certifying Biden`s victory in the November vote.
(With agency inputs)