(CNN Business) Twitter permanently suspended an account belonging to former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon after he suggested Thursday morning that Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray should be beheaded. His comments were made in a video posted to his Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter accounts.
Bannon falsely claimed President Trump had won reelection, despite several key states still being too close to call, and said that he should fire both Fauci and Wray.
He then said he would go further: "I'd put the heads on pikes. Right. I'd put them at the two corners of the White House as a warning to federal bureaucrats. You either get with the program or you are gone."
The comments came during a livestream of Bannon's "War Room: Pandemic" online show.
The video was live on Bannon's Facebook page for about 10 hours Thursday and had been viewed almost 200,000 times before Facebook removed it, citing its violence and incitement policies. CNN has reached out to Bannon for comment.
moshittyinbred on November 6th, 2020 at 05:37 UTC »
That shit is what people are talking about when they refer to Yall'Quada
Terrifying.
TATP1982 on November 6th, 2020 at 04:42 UTC »
Good, but not nearly soon enough. He should have to face real repercussions for his nasty actions and words.
SaltHash on November 6th, 2020 at 04:42 UTC »
Bannon talks like the Taliban. Indeed, right-wing extremists have a lot in common with the Taliban.