٠٠:٠٢:٣٢Locals in San Francisco where Twitter headquarters are located were elated and relieved after the company permanently suspended outgoing US President Donald Trump from its social media platform on Friday.
In an interview, Christa Bates, a San Francisco resident exclaimed in relief: "I can breathe... Oh my god. I was just saying to my daughter, for the last 30 years, the best day of my life had been the day of her birth. Oh, not anymore."
Bates also likened Trump's following to that of a cult: "Finally, we're ending their cult. I mean I am so sick and tired of the racism, the homophobia, the hate, all of it. You know, this isn't our country."
"I'm not a big (Joe) Biden fan but we're going to be back to being America," said Bates in a moment of consolation.
Andrew Griffin, also a San Francisco local, expressed hope in a more united country following Twitter's decision: "I feel like they finally turned off a microphone that was spreading white supremacy and hatred across this country, and you know, maybe without the microphone of conspiracy there can be some heal."
In an official statement, Twitter claimed that their move was justified due "to the risk of further incitement of violence" by Trump.
Twitter's Trump ban came after Facebook and other social media platforms suspended the lame duck president after his supporters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday. At many as five people died in the incident.
USA: 'We are ending their cult' - San Fran locals react after Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account
Locals in San Francisco where Twitter headquarters are located were elated and relieved after the company permanently suspended outgoing US President Donald Trump from its social media platform on Friday.
In an interview, Christa Bates, a San Francisco resident exclaimed in relief: "I can breathe... Oh my god. I was just saying to my daughter, for the last 30 years, the best day of my life had been the day of her birth. Oh, not anymore."
Bates also likened Trump's following to that of a cult: "Finally, we're ending their cult. I mean I am so sick and tired of the racism, the homophobia, the hate, all of it. You know, this isn't our country."
"I'm not a big (Joe) Biden fan but we're going to be back to being America," said Bates in a moment of consolation.
Andrew Griffin, also a San Francisco local, expressed hope in a more united country following Twitter's decision: "I feel like they finally turned off a microphone that was spreading white supremacy and hatred across this country, and you know, maybe without the microphone of conspiracy there can be some heal."
In an official statement, Twitter claimed that their move was justified due "to the risk of further incitement of violence" by Trump.
Twitter's Trump ban came after Facebook and other social media platforms suspended the lame duck president after his supporters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday. At many as five people died in the incident.
Locals in San Francisco where Twitter headquarters are located were elated and relieved after the company permanently suspended outgoing US President Donald Trump from its social media platform on Friday.
In an interview, Christa Bates, a San Francisco resident exclaimed in relief: "I can breathe... Oh my god. I was just saying to my daughter, for the last 30 years, the best day of my life had been the day of her birth. Oh, not anymore."
Bates also likened Trump's following to that of a cult: "Finally, we're ending their cult. I mean I am so sick and tired of the racism, the homophobia, the hate, all of it. You know, this isn't our country."
"I'm not a big (Joe) Biden fan but we're going to be back to being America," said Bates in a moment of consolation.
Andrew Griffin, also a San Francisco local, expressed hope in a more united country following Twitter's decision: "I feel like they finally turned off a microphone that was spreading white supremacy and hatred across this country, and you know, maybe without the microphone of conspiracy there can be some heal."
In an official statement, Twitter claimed that their move was justified due "to the risk of further incitement of violence" by Trump.
Twitter's Trump ban came after Facebook and other social media platforms suspended the lame duck president after his supporters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday. At many as five people died in the incident.