In the immediate aftermath of Tuesday’s shooting at YouTube headquarters, the president’s eldest son had some thoughts. Specifically, Donald Trump Jr. tweeted that the YouTube shooting showed how the NRA and its members are treated unfairly by major…
In the immediate aftermath of Tuesday’s shooting at YouTube headquarters, the president’s eldest son had some thoughts. Specifically, Donald Trump Jr. tweeted that the YouTube shooting showed how the NRA and its members are treated unfairly by major companies and the media. Or something like that.
Here’s his tweet, verbatim: „You think there’s any chance whatsoever that a mass shooters hateful Instagram and YouTube channels would be pulled immediately if they were NRA members as opposed to liberal Vegan PETA activists? Asking for a few million friends in the @NRA“
Trump Jr. was referencing the social media accounts of the alleged shooter, reportedly a woman in her late 30s whose online posts sometimes took aim at YouTube for her perception that the company limited her ability to amass followers and views. The woman also appeared to support animal rights, as well as promote a vegan lifestyle.
Since Trump Jr.’s tweet went live, YouTube has removed the woman’s accounts, saying they included „multiple or severe violations“ of the company’s user policy .
Apparently, Trump Jr. assumed YouTube and Instagram would have somehow even more immediately taken down the accounts of a shooter if that person belonged to the NRA and had been posting pro-gun messages?
More to come…
