'BANNED from Twitter' after sharing anti-American 'manifesto' of Pensacola shooter Mohammed Alshamrani
The TV journalist posted screenshots Sunday which showed his original tweet
In it he said the actions of the gunman, who killed three, was 'Islamist terror'
Hegseth followed up with an image of his appeal after the tweet was removed
Alshamrani's social media, which was taken down after the attack, appeared to show a variety of anti-Israel postings and a quote from Osama bin Laden
It also included a lengthy manifesto posted hours before the shooting Friday
It was sharing a screengrab of this post that Hegseth said led to his Twitter ban
'Big tech does the bidding of the Left, especially to include anyone who speaks truth about the threat of radical Islam', Hegseth, 39, wrote Sunday
By Lauren Fruen For Dailymail.com
Published: 15:40 EST, 8 December 2019 | Updated: 16:42 EST, 8 December 2019
Story at Daily MailFrom the above article:
The now-deactivated Twitter account purportedly belonging to Alshamrani included:
- A variety of anti-Israel postings and a quote from deceased al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden
- A lengthy manifesto posted at 4:39am Friday, less than two hours the shooting. The manifesto read in part:
'I'm against evil, and America as a whole has turned into a nation of evil.
'I'm not against you for just being American, I don't hate you because [of] your freedoms, I hate you because every day you [are] supporting, funding and committing crimes not only against Muslims, but also humanity....