House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi exchanged fiery tweets on Friday concerning whether or not Twitter censors conservatives — and Pelosi was left scrambling after McCarthy proved the California liberal didn’t know what she was talking about.
The clash began after McCarthy commented on how a tweet from Fox New host Laura Ingraham was blocked because it included “potentially sensitive content.” Pelosi dismissed the claim, and said McCarthy was trying to push an “outrageous conspiracy theory.”
However, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced on Saturday that the social media giant is politically “left leaning” and is biased towards conservatives. It took McCarthy only 10 words to out Pelosi has no idea what’s going on.
On Friday afternoon, Ingraham published a tweet that was not available to normal users because Twitter deemed it “potentially sensitive.” McCarthy slammed the social media giant for their continued censorship of conservative users.
He wrote on Twitter, “Another day, another example of conservatives being censored on social media. @jack easy fix: explain to Congress what is going on. #StopTheBias cc @IngrahamAngle.”
Another day, another example of conservatives being censored on social media. @jack easy fix: explain to Congress what is going on. #StopTheBias cc @IngrahamAngle pic.twitter.com/QjzpmfadXS
— Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) August 17, 2018
Jumping into a conservation where she was unwelcome, Pelosi tweeted at McCarthy saying, “Rather than adjust his Twitter settings, Kevin McCarthy chooses to perpetuate an outrageous conspiracy theory. Shows he sadly doesn’t know how to use the platform. That’s insane.”
Rather than adjust his Twitter settings, Kevin McCarthy chooses to perpetuate an outrageous conspiracy theory. Shows he sadly doesn't know how to use the platform. That's insane.🤦♀️ pic.twitter.com/sEwo1pkYLs
— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) August 19, 2018
If it was Twitter censoring Ingraham’s tweet — why are the default settings set to censor conservative tweets?
Simple answer? The social media giant is biased — and even the CEO freely admits to it.
On Saturday, Twitter’s chief admitted in an interview with CNN that his employees have their own biases against conservatives, and that they are all “more left-leaning.”
McCarthy clearly clued in on Dorsey’s shocking announcement, did not back down to Pelosi’s nasty debate.
He tweeted back at her, “Once again, Nancy has no idea what’s going on.”
There is no reason @IngrahamAngle’s tweet should be considered ‘potentially sensitive content’ #StopTheBias pic.twitter.com/9QDVw30zX9
— Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) August 20, 2018
According to The Washington Examiner, “McCarthy recently sent a letter asking Greg Walden, the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, to call upon Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to testify before Congress amid reports that Twitter was shadow-banning conservative figures.”
Once again, Pelosi is clueless to reality.
–Kylie Handler is a news editor for The Horn News