Twitter Suspends Missouri Legislator’s Account While Putin’s Remains Active
March 1, 2022 9:59AM CST
FILE – In this March 25, 2014, file photo, Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., left, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Hartzler, of Missouri announced Thursday, June 10, 2021, that she will run for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2022. Incumbent Republican Sen. Roy Blunt announced in March he would not seek reelection. Hartzler has been in Congress since 2011. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)
(Missourinet) Missouri Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler’s personal Twitter account has been suspended. Missourinet’s Marshall Griffin tells us why:
The social media giant took action against the Republican from west-central Missouri for criticizing trans-women athletes. The tweet reads: “Women’s sports are for women, not men pretending to be women.” Hartzler blasted Twitter in a press release, saying the company views her as a bigger threat than Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose Twitter account is still active. She says she won’t delete the tweet, even if it means her personal account remains suspended. Marshall Griffin, Missourinet.
