Trump deleted the tweets that led to his Twitter lockout

President TrumpDonald Trump Trump acknowledges end of presidency after Congress certifies Biden victory Congress affirms Biden victory after rioters terrorized Third House lawmaker on Capitol Hill, tested positive for COVID-19 this weekTwitter’s Twitter account deleted the messages that led to a lockout on its account on Wednesday night, a Twitter spokesperson confirmed Thursday.

Twitter on Wednesday temporarily suspended Trump’s account for the first time due to posts the president shared about the crowd of his supporters who stormed the Capitol. The platform said the posts violated their policies and forced the president to remove them before regaining access to his account.

A Twitter spokesperson said Thursday that the tweets were deleted and that, in accordance with Twitter policy, Trump would have access to his account within 12 hours of their deletion.

Facebook also suspended Trump’s account, as well as his Instagram account, for 24 hours on Wednesday after his posts on the Capitol Riot were removed.

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A Twitter spokesperson said the company had no information to share Thursday morning regarding a potential extension of the suspension on Trump’s Twitter account until the January 20 inauguration.

Wednesday marked the most drastic action the platforms have taken against Trump’s accounts.

The move was sparked by a one-minute video posted by Trump urging his supporters who broke into Capitol Hill to return home, but in the video he also repeated unsubstantiated allegations of widespread voter fraud. .

The video was deleted by Facebook, Twitter and YouTube early Wednesday evening.

Trump followed up with a similar text message on Facebook and Twitter, which was also subsequently deleted before platforms blocked Trump’s account.

Amid the suspension of his account, Trump released a statement shared on Twitter by Dan Scavino, the White House deputy chief of staff for communications, acknowledging the end of his tenure.

“Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts confirm it to me, there will nonetheless be an orderly transition on January 20,” Trump said in the statement shared by Scavino. “I’ve always said that we We will continue our fight to ensure that only legal votes are counted.While this marks the end of the greatest first term in presidential history, it is only the start of our fight to make America great again!

The statement was shared just minutes after congressional lawmakers formally compiled the electoral college votes showing Biden’s victory, shortly before 4 a.m.