“The account referred to has been temporarily excluded due to multiple violations of our civil integrity policies,” the spokesman said. As a result, the congresswoman will be locked out of her account for 12 hours.
The Republican from Georgia lamented her suspension in a statement Sunday calling on Congress to “act swiftly” to “protect freedom of speech in America.”
“Conservative Americans should not be afraid to speak their minds. They do not have to fear being canceled by American companies where they work, do business and use services,” she said. “They should not be afraid of submission by socialists who want to end their way of life.”
“While there are clear and obvious exceptions, I feel that a ban is a failure on our part to ultimately promote healthy conversations. And a time for us to reflect on our operations and the environment around us,” he said. added.
In the years before she was elected to office, Greene wrote two conspiracy blog posts, speculating that the 2017 White Nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, which led to the death of one opponent, was an ‘inside job’ and ‘ promotes an outrageous conspiracy, in which some leaders of the Democratic Party carry out a human trafficking and pedophilia ring – known as ‘Pizzagate’ – as a real.