Trump announcement today LIVE news – Donald says he is SUING Google, Facebook, Twitter and other tech giants in speech
The former president unveiled the class action lawsuit from his Bedminster Golf Course in New Jersey on Wednesday morning, sarcastically calling the three CEO's "three really nice guys."
TRUMP SUIT MAY HAVE BEEN FILED IN WRONG COURT
The class-action lawsuit will allow Trump to sue the CEOs on behalf of a broader group of people he claims have been censored by biased policies.
The lawsuit was reportedly filed in federal court in Florida, according to a
Reuters reporter.
However, as per Facebook's terms of service, the company requires that "any claim, cause of action, or dispute you have against us" be filed in federal court in northern California or San Mateo County state court. Neither Facebook, Twitter, and Google have yet commented on the suit
WHAT DID TRUMP SAY?
"I stand before you this morning to announce a very important... development for our freedom and freedom of speech," Trump said.
"In conjunction with the America First Policy Institute, I'm filing as the lead class action representative in a major class-action lawsuit against the big tech giants including Facebook, Google and Twitter, as well as their CEOs."
“We’re asking the US district court for the southern district of Florida to order an immediate halt to social media companies’ illegal, shameful censorship of the American people."
“We’re demanding an end to the shadow banning, a stop to the silencing, a stop to the blacklisting, banishing and canceling that you know so well. Our case will prove this censorship is unlawful. It’s unconstitutional, and it’s completely un-American. We all know that. We know that very, very well.”
“In addition, we are asking the court to impose punitive damages on these social media giants,” he continued.
“We’re going to hold big tech very accountable. This is the first of numerous other lawsuits, I assume, that would follow.
“But this is the lead, and I think it’s going to be a very, very important game-changer for our country. It will be a pivotal battle in the defense of the first amendment and, in the end, I am confident that we will achieve a historic victory for American freedom and at the same time, freedom of speech.”
DONALD Trump announced he is suing Facebook, Twitter, and Google and their CEOs Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, and Sundar Pichai. The former president unveiled the class action lawsuit fro…
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