Earlier today, CNN posted about an article titled “It doesn’t take much for Trump to block you on Twitter.” The piece was written by a woman named Nancy Coleman; throughout the piece, she goes on to point out various instances where the President has blocked abusive users on Twitter. Any person who uses Twitter only needs to click on one of the President’s tweets to view the massive amount of online trolls that repeatedly send the President nasty messages. Obviously, President Trump can’t block every single person who hates him on Twitter, but is he really wrong for filtering out deranged leftists who habitually bombard him with hate?
One of the most laughable takeaways from CNN’s article is the suggestion that The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia will consider suing the President if he does not unblock certain users on Twitter. The notion of suing any person, let alone a President, for blocking certain people on social media is absolutely baseless. The President is not breaching any laws by halting relentless online abuse that is aimed at him. Each and every one of the President’s critics has the right to censure him and express their displeasure; likewise, the President has the right to filter out hatred from his account.
