WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Republicans within the US House of Representatives welcomed reviews that Twitter is poised to comply with a sale to billionaire Elon Musk and known as on the Tesla chief government to return former president Donald Trump to Twitter.
“Hey, @elonmusk it’s a great week to free @realDonaldTrump,” tweeted the House Republican Conference, which at present represents 209 lawmakers.
But a watchdog group, Media Matters for America, warned in opposition to precisely what some Republicans cheered.
“There is still time for Twitter’s board to prevent some of the worst harms. Any negotiations to sell Twitter to Musk must include clear enforceable mechanisms to uphold and maintain existing community standards, including the removal of those who violate those standards,” stated Mr Angelo Carusone, president of the non-profit group.
US Representative Jim Jordan, a member of the Freedom Caucus of conservative House Republicans, stated he hoped the deal would undergo.
“I think this deal looks like it’s good for the shareholders. Second, it’s good for free speech, it’s good for the First Amendment,” Mr Jordan stated in an interview with Fox News.
Mr Jordan and different Republicans have been important of Twitter for banning Mr Trump and different notable conservatives.
US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, whose private account was completely banned from Twitter for tweets that repeatedly violated the social media’s misinformation coverage on Covid-19, stated on her congressional Twitter feed: “I should get my personal Twitter account restored.”
Twitter banned Mr Trump’s account because of the danger of additional violence after the US Capitol was stormed on Jan 6, 2021.
Last week, a bunch of 18 US House Republicans despatched Twitter board members a letter asking them to protect all information and supplies regarding Mr Musk’s supply to buy Twitter, laying the groundwork for a possible investigation.
The Republicans are within the minority within the House, which is managed by the Democrats.
