Article by Matt Margolis in "PJMedia":
Kathy Griffin pretty much destroyed her so-called career when she posed with a fake bloodied decapitated head of Donald Trump back in 2017, but clearly she hasn’t learned her lesson that she shouldn’t make threats against the president of the United States.
Griffin retweeted Acosta, adding the remark, “Syringe with nothing but air inside it would do the trick.”
Syringe with nothing but air inside it would do the trick.
FUCK TRUMP https://t.co/UR2rfymQNY
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) May 26, 2020
Injecting someone with air via syringe would kill them. Griffin obviously knows this, but tweeted it anyway.
Griffin then doubled down on her original tweet by reacting to a Washington Examiner story about her comments. “@KathyGriffin advocates for someone to stab @realDonaldTrump
with syringe full of air.”
I SURE DID, FUCKER. #TrumpLiedPeopleDied https://t.co/4k3F95zAMz— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) May 27, 2020
The Washington Examiner says it reached out to the Secret
Service regarding Griffin’s tweets, as well as Twitter to find out if
she violated Twitter’s policies. A Twitter representative says they will
“look into” the tweets.
Currently, the tweet is still online.
UPDATE: A Twitter spokesman confirmed to the
Washington Examiner that Kathy Griffin’s post violated their rules and
must be taken down if she wants to continue using the platform.
Currently, the tweet is still online.
Breaking @dcexaminer: A @Twitter spokesperson confirmed to me that @kathygriffin violated their rules on abusive behavior by inciting violence against @realdonaldtrump.— Anthony Leonardi (@TonyDLeonardi) May 27, 2020
They require she delete her tweet in order to continue using her Twitter account. https://t.co/er8QNeB3RB
I don’t think past their prime comedians who tweet stupid things should be banned on here, but next time @twitter @jack bans a conservative for saying something not PC, just remember they have no problem with Dems making death threats against @realDonaldTrump on their platform. https://t.co/pOd6GXbxhV— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) May 27, 2020
Kathy Griffin should be ashamed of herself. My children, especially my 11 year old son, Barron, are having a hard time with this. Sick!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 31, 2017