Twitter suspends GOP Congressman’s account for hate speech after vile attack on trans woman

Rep. Jim Banks
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Twitter has suspended Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) after the congressman used vile hate speech to refer to Admiral Rachel Levine, the Assistant Secretary for Health.

Banks’ official work account was suspended. He has since started using his personal account to complain while other Republicans amplify the insult and castigate the service for removing hate speech.

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Levine is the first transgender four-star officer in the uniformed service. She is also the first female admiral to lead the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. The Corps is always led by the Assistant Secretary for Health, who always holds the rank of admiral.

“The title of first female four-star officer gets taken by a man,” Banks tweeted after the groundbreaking ceremony finished.

Even Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), one of the service’s most notorious users, didn’t get punished for her tweet about Levine’s promotion. It did not violate Twitter’s hate speech policy.

Twitter suspended his account after the comment was…

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