‘Glorification of violence’: Twitter pulls tweet from Nancy Pelosi’s daughter about Rand Paul

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Published March 24, 2020 7:50pm ET

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‘Glorification of violence’: Twitter pulls tweet from Nancy Pelosi’s daughter about Rand Paul — Dressed in black, Lobbyist Samantha Corbin, third from left, links arms with activist Christine Pelosi, fourth from left, the daughter of House Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, in the Assembly gallery as lawmakers discuss a measure to give whistleblower protection for legislative staff members, Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. The bill, AB403, by Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez, R-Lake Elsinore, was approved by the Assembly and now goes to Gov. Jerry Brown. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) | (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Twitter confirmed the company locked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s daughter out of her account for a short period of time due to a tweet she sent about Republican Sen. Rand Paul that it said amounted to an endorsement of violence.

“The account owner was temporarily locked out for violating the Twitter rules against glorification of violence,” a Twitter spokesperson told the Washington Examiner on Tuesday.

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