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Your happy hour debate: Can Trump block his Twitter followers?
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President Trump in New York on Wednesday. (Evan Vucci/AP)
A federal judge doesn't think so.
Trump or his team regularly block Twitter follows who are critical of him, which some read as a digital reflection of the president's thin skin.
But a federal judge in New York ruled Wednesday Trump has to stop doing that. He's the president, and his own aides have acknowledged his tweets are the same as official statements. To block people from seeing his official statements is to violate their First Amendment rights, the judge ruled.
“No government official — including the President — is above the law,” the judge wrote.
The Justice Department, arguing on behalf of the president, essentially said Trump was taking off his presidential hat when he blocked people. It was a personal decision made by Trump the man rather than Trump the president, much like “giving a toast at a wedding or giving a speech at a fundraiser.”
This issue of what politicians can constitutionally say or do on Twitter is far from settled. What do you think?
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