Twitter suspends Senator Steve Daines after posting hunting photo as profile picture
Elon Musk’s Twitter account has suspended Sen. Steve Daines’ (R-MT) account after posting a photo of him and his wife hunting as their profile picture.
Donald Trump Jr. tweeted the news, including an image of the suspension email sent by Elon Musk’s social media company:
Twitter ridiculously suspended Sen. @SteveDaines because his profile picture is of him and his wife hunting… What a shame! pic.twitter.com/vH9QohkwSc
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) February 7, 2023
Breitbart News checked Daines’ Twitter profile shortly after Don Jr.’s tweet was sent, and each of Daines’ pre-existing tweets were blocked.
Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) (Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images)
In place of each of Daines’ tweets is a message from Twitter, which reads, “@SteveDaines’ account is temporarily unavailable for violating Twitter’s media policy.
The post is followed by a link to an overview of Twitter’s media policy, who saysin part, “You may not post any graphic content or share any violent or adult nudity and sexual conduct in the live video or profile header, listing banner images or photos of community coverage. Media featuring excessively gory content, violence and/or sexual assault, bestiality or necrophilia is also not permitted.”
The photo Daines posted was of him and his wife next to a pronghorn they had hunted.
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