Trump blocks VoteVets - a huge progressive veterans organization - on Twitter
DONALD TRUMP BLOCKED VETERANS ON TWITTER AFTER THEY CRITICIZED HIS MUSLIM BAN
Last October, as he was campaigning for president, Donald Trump praised veterans as "amazing," "distinguished" and "tremendous." This week, he blocked them on Twitter.
VoteVets tweeted Tuesday a screenshot—presumably taken while logged in to its own account—appearing to show Trump had blocked the nonprofit progressive veteran advocacy group on Twitter. "The Commander in Chief can block @VoteVets, the voice of 500k military veterans and families, but we will NOT be silenced," it wrote.
The tweet went viral, racking up more than 12,000 likes and 7,500 retweets in two hours from users including former "Saturday Night Live" castmember Ana Gasteyer and cyclist Joe Papp.
VoteVets, which on its website claims to have backers in all 50 states and more than 5 million voters contacted since 2006, has made no secret of its dislike for Trump. Earlier this week, the account retweeted Democratic Senators Tammy Duckworth, of Illinois, and Chuck Schumer, of New York.
Just before sharing the news of its block Tuesday, the group had been lambasting the president for his executive order restricting travel from several Muslim-majority countries.
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-twitter-veterans-blocked-backlash-624962?amp=1
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Link to tweet
The Commander in Chief can block @VoteVets, the voice of 500k military veterans and families, but we will NOT be silenced.
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VoteVets.org is the largest progressive group of veterans in America. We represent over 500,000 veterans, military families, and civilian supporters.
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He's such a delicate snowflake he can't stand any form of criticism of his words.
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