President Donald Trump Suspended From Twitch
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| Author Matt Pryor
Donald Trump has been temporarily suspended from Twitch.
United States President Donald J. Trump received a suspension from the popular Twitch streaming website earlier today. Esports insider Rod “Slasher” Breslau reported the news on his Twitter account. According to Slasher, President Trump’s ban came down due to ‘hateful conduct.’
Breaking: Twitch has suspended (not banned) Donald Trump's account for hateful conduct
— Rod Breslau (@Slasher) June 29, 2020
Although the exact details are unclear, Slasher informed the masses on Twitch’s reasoning for issuing the ban to President Trump’s channel in a follow-up tweet.
Twitch has provided the following statement:
"Hateful conduct is not allowed on Twitch. In line with our policies, President Trump’s channel has been issued a temporary suspension from Twitch for comments made on stream"
— Rod Breslau (@Slasher) June 29, 2020
“Hateful conduct is not allowed on Twitch. In line with our policies, President Trump’s channel has been issued a temporary suspension from Twitch for comments made on stream.”
CNN reports that the comments referred to in Twitch’s statement took place in 2016, where President Trump called Mexicans rapists and criminals. The video in question recently aired on the President’s campaign Twitch channel, resulting in the temporary suspension. Twitch spokesperson Briellle Villablanca stated that another video aired from the recent Tulsa rally. Similarly, this violated the streaming website’s policies. In that clip, President Trump referred to a Mexican man as a “very tough hombre” breaking into the house of a “young woman.”
Twitch did not clarify how long President Trump’s ban will last. This ban comes mere days after popular streamer Guy “DrDisrespect” Beahm IV received a permanent removal from the platform for no evident reason.
Finally, neither President Trump nor any of his campaign affiliates have addressed the Twitch ban.
Stay tuned to ESTNN for more updates on this developing story.
Source: CNN
Matt is a graduate of Southern New Hampshire University. He appreciates all esports titles but primarily focuses on Fortnite and Call of Duty. Matt continuously analyzes gameplay and plays the games himself to better understand in-game decisions by the best players in the world.