Celebrities Weigh In After Trump's Permanent Twitter Ban: 'What The F*** Took You So Long?'

Stars like Whoopi Goldberg, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chrissy Teigen and Trevor Noah have shared their thoughts.
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A number of celebrities have been weighing in following the announcement that outgoing US president Donald Trump’s Twitter account had been permanently suspended.

Trump was given a 12-hour ban following the riots at the US Capitol earlier this week, but Twitter CEO made Jack Dorsey the decision to permanently shut down the account on Friday due to what he described as “the risk of further incitement of violence”.

Following the news, several famous faces spoke of their joy about Trump’s ban, including Chrissy Teigen, who was once branded “filthy mouthed” by the president.

Reacting to the news, she did little to mask her joy at Trump losing his most infamous social media platform:

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— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) January 8, 2021

Other celebrities who have been critical of Trump throughout his presidency, including Marvel star Mark Ruffalo, Star Trek favourite George Takei and comedian Kathy Griffin, shared their relief at the news:

Twitter finally got fed up with Trump's lying bullshit and took away his megaphone. Good. Makes me proud to be a twitterhead.

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) January 9, 2021

Sir, free speech does not include the right to yell “Fire!” in a crowded theater. That is what Donald Trump was doing, and why he has been rightfully banned. https://t.co/hPXDTg7pXv

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) January 9, 2021

I’m feeling Jacked today. pic.twitter.com/t4YLhh9Pzn

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) January 8, 2021

THANK YOU #TWITTER! Please re-tweet!

— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) January 8, 2021

CHURCH BELLS! RING THROUGHOUT THE LAND, SO EVERYONE KNOWS! IT'S OVER! TRUMP SUSPENDED FROM INCITING TO VIOLENCE ON TWITTER!

— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) January 9, 2021

And how is YOUR day going? pic.twitter.com/56SHIiWCPB

— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) January 8, 2021

UPDATE: Somebody's day just got a whole lot WORSE.#SAD 😂 pic.twitter.com/LknCOyb9Bf

— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) January 9, 2021

Boom. pic.twitter.com/Q4EotdJONT

— Jeffrey Arrest Trump Wright (@jfreewright) January 8, 2021

The year is looking up again. https://t.co/UgOdscXyQj

— Jameela Jamil 🌈 (@jameelajamil) January 8, 2021

Congrats @flotus @MelaniaTrump on such a successful campaign! #BeBest #TrumpBanned 🙌🏾 pic.twitter.com/fc5ZFEAJN0

— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) January 9, 2021

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/qmY27TzCjp

— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) January 9, 2021

Sorry I’ve been off-line for a minute but I got a brand new job at Twitter! I’m the person in charge of tracking down the other accounts that Trump is using. It’s pretty fun. I banned his account, the POTUS account, his campaign account...oh shit.
TIFFANY!!!
Gotta go.

— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) January 9, 2021

Meanwhile, others also questioned why Twitter didn’t act quicker in deactivating Donald Trump’s account.

Oscar-winning actor Whoopi Goldberg commented “finally” alongside a screenshot of Trump’s page, while Veep star Julia Louis-Dreyfus tweeted Jack Dorsey to say: “What the fuck took you so long?”

Finally pic.twitter.com/i2hqfNCZ0v

— Whoopi Goldberg (@WhoopiGoldberg) January 8, 2021

Twitter finally banned Trump!

We did it! https://t.co/KFJUB1YvZU

— Sacha Baron Cohen (@SachaBaronCohen) January 8, 2021

This is the most important moment in the history of social media.

The world’s largest platforms have banned the world's biggest purveyor of lies, conspiracies and hate.

To every Facebook and Twitter employee, user and advocate who fought for this--the entire world thanks you! pic.twitter.com/jihFaOA39G

— Sacha Baron Cohen (@SachaBaronCohen) January 9, 2021

What the fuck took you so long @jack ? https://t.co/1WiVnF09bw

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus (@OfficialJLD) January 8, 2021

Finally. https://t.co/hF1gsENc7g

— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) January 9, 2021

Congrats to Twitter for giving Donald Trump the harshest punishment he’s ever received.

— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) January 9, 2021

FINALLY! @jack told Trump to STFU! 🙌🏾

Can we put them on a family plan? Don Jr, Ivanka, Eric, Tiffany, Jared, you too Melania...Shut all of those scoundrels down!

— Wanda Sykes (@iamwandasykes) January 8, 2021

Yes, people died at the Capitol and now Trump’s gone.

But think about how many lives would have been saved had been impeached and then actually removed from office in early 2020.

His Twitter account convinced millions to not wear masks and regent science during a pandemic.

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) January 8, 2021

Explaining why they had banned Trump in a statement, Twitter said: “After close review of recent tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them — specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter — we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence.

“In the context of horrific events this week, we made it clear on Wednesday that additional violations of the Twitter rules would potentially result in this very course of action.

“Our public interest framework exists to enable the public to hear from elected officials and world leaders directly. It is built on a principle that the people have a right to hold power to account in the open.

“However, we made it clear going back years that these accounts are not above our rules entirely and cannot use Twitter to incite violence, among other things.

“We will continue to be transparent around our policies and their enforcement.”

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