• Friday, March 29, 2024
businessday logo

BusinessDay

Donald Trump Jr suspended from tweeting after Covid post

Donald Trump Jr suspended from tweeting after Covid post

Twitter has banned the US president’s eldest son from tweeting for 12 hours.

The punishment followed a post by Donald Trump Jr containing a video discussing the benefits of Hydroxychloroquine.

READ ALSO: Donald Trump ‘paid only $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017’ – NY Times

Some, including President Trump, have suggested the drug works as a preventative measure against coronavirus, despite medical studies that indicate the contrary.

Twitter said the post had violated its Covid-19 misinformation rules.

Donald Trump Jr will still be able to browse Twitter and send direct messages in the interim.