Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) was locked out of his Twitter account after he changed his profile photo to an image of a hunting trip with his wife.
The post violated Twitter rules against “graphic violence or adult content in profile images,” according to a notice from the social media company shared by Daines spokeswoman Rachel Dumke. “We consider graphic violence to be any form of gory media related to death, serious injury, violence, or surgical procedures,” the notice continued.
.@SteveDaines’ twitter account was locked last night for displaying “graphic violence” in his profile picture.
Because going hunting with your wife is apparently against @Twitter rules now.
What a joke. pic.twitter.com/gy4XIu3cv0
— Rachel Dumke (@RachelDumke9) February 7, 2023
Daines was told that he must delete the profile photo in order to unlock his account.
“This is insane. Twitter should immediately reverse this suspension,” National Republican Senatorial Committee spokesman Philip Letsou said in a statement provided to The Daily Wire.
“If you don’t like hunting, fine, don’t go. But don’t censor others who disagree,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) reacted. “And I’m pretty sure this is a formal job responsibility for a senator from Montana!”
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