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The Margin: President Trump just got lit up by Twitter for violating ‘rules about civic and election integrity‘

President Trump, once again, has ran afoul of the Twitter police. In a tweet sounding the alarm on voting by mail, Trump claimed that mail drop boxes are “a big fraud” and “are not Covid santized.” Twitter slapped a label on it: Read More...

President Trump, once again, has ran afoul of the Twitter police.

In a tweet sounding the alarm on voting by mail, Trump claimed that mail drop boxes are “a big fraud” and “are not Covid sanitized.” As you can see, Twitter TWTR, +0.77% slapped a label on it:

With that notice, users won’t be allowed to like, reply or retweet the tweet. “Per our policies, this tweet will remain on the service given its relevance to ongoing public conversation,” Twitter said in a separate statement from its @TwitterSafety account.

As Trump continues to rail against mail-in ballots, the House approved legislation in a rare Saturday session that would reverse recent changes in U.S. Postal Service operations and send $25 billion to shore up the agency ahead of the November election.

“Don’t pay any attention to what the president is saying, because it is all designed to suppress the vote,” Nancy Pelosi said, calling the Postal Service a “beautiful thread” connecting Americans.

This isn’t the first time Trump’s been flagged for his posts, of course.

Earlier this month, both Twitter and Facebook FB, -0.74%, for instance, blocked a video in which Trump claimed children are “virtually immune” from the coronavirus.

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