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Twitter suspends Indiana Rep. Jim Banks’ official account

(Supplied/Congressman Jim Banks)

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Twitter suspended an Indiana congressman’s official account after removing a post about a transgender woman over violation of the social media company’s rules.

Twitter’s action Saturday came after Republican Rep. Jim Banks posted tweets last week regarding Dr. Rachel Levine becoming the first openly transgender four-star officer in the U.S. uniformed services.

Banks had responded to the U.S. surgeon general congratulating Levine on her promotion in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps by writing: “The title of first female four-star officer gets taken by a man.”

The post was removed with a reference to Twitter rules that include a ban on “targeted misgendering” of transgender people. Banks’ official Twitter account remained online Sunday but he wasn’t allowed to add new posts. His personal account with fewer followers remained active.

Banks, whose district covers Fort Wayne and surrounding northeastern Indiana, has frequently drawn attention with right-wing social media comments. He stood by his post about Levine.

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3 comments

Pat October 24, 2021 at 1:25 pm

truth is not allowed on Twitter — everyone knows that

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D S October 24, 2021 at 3:43 pm

He wasn’t wrong. This world has gone insane!

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Mikey October 25, 2021 at 9:16 am

Levine is a dude , a mentally ill dude, and that’s a scientific fact. I don’t care what anyone identifies as…deal with the reality of the facts . I admire Jim Banks for standing his ground . I’m so done with these delusional , mentally ill , sick humans and their PC police.

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