Highlights
In the presidential election held on November 3, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris received 306 electoral votes, while President Trump got 232
The Electoral College votes of Biden and Harris were finally approved early on Thursday
The Senate and the House of Representatives rejected all objections raised by the Republicans to the votes in the states of Pennsylvania and Arizona
New Delhi: President Donald Trump said on Friday (January 8) that he would not attend his successor Joe Biden s inauguration. Trump has repeatedly rejected the election result as a fraud and his supporters violently storming the US Capitol in Washington.
In a tweet, Trump said, To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th. The outgoing President gave no reason for not attending the inauguration function.
Thursday, 7 January, 2021 - 17:30
Supporters of US President Donald Trump climb on walls at the US Capitol during a protest against the certification of the 2020 US presidential election results by the US Congress, in Washington, US, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith Asharq Al-Awsat
Facebook and Instagram will become the first major social media platforms to bar US President Donald Trump from posting on their system, silencing him for at least the next two weeks until the presidential transition is completed.
The decision by Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg comes after Facebook announced on Wednesday it would lock Trump s account for 24 hours as tech giants scrambled to crack down on his baseless claims about the presidential election and hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol.
Jan. 7, 2021
Facebook Inc said it would block U.S. President Donald Trump s accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the presidential transition is completed.
The decision by Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg comes after Facebook announced on Wednesday it would lock Trump s account for 24 hours as tech giants scrambled to crack down on his baseless claims about the U.S. presidential election and hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great, Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post on Thursday. He said the block would also apply to Facebook-owned Instagram.
Facebook Inc and Instagram will extend a ban on US President Donald Trump’s accounts for at least the next two weeks until the presidential transition is completed, Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said. Reuters/ File
Facebook Inc and Instagram will extend a ban on US President Donald Trump’s accounts for at least the next two weeks until the presidential transition is completed, Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said.
“We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great,” Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post on Thursday.
Earlier on Wednesday, Twitter Inc, Facebook, and Snap Inc had temporarily locked Trump’s accounts, as the tech giants scrambled to crack down on his baseless claims about the US presidential election and hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol.
Facebook, Instagram to block Trump’s account for rest of his presidential term
Web report/Washington Filed on January 7, 2021
The decision comes as the social media giant temporarily locked Trump s accounts on Wednesday for 24 hours
Facebook Inc and Instagram will extend a ban on US President Donald Trump’s accounts for at least the next two weeks until the presidential transition is completed, Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said.
The decision comes as the social media giant temporarily locked Trump s accounts on Wednesday for 24 hours, following the storming of the US Capitol by the President s supporters.
Zuckerberg s post had received over 240,000 likes and 45,000 shares within half an hour of its publication.