{"id":438024,"date":"2022-04-26T20:40:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T17:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/shaun-king-returns-to-twitter-to-hit-back-at-donald-trump-jr\/"},"modified":"2022-04-26T20:40:24","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T17:40:24","slug":"shaun-king-returns-to-twitter-to-hit-back-at-donald-trump-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/shaun-king-returns-to-twitter-to-hit-back-at-donald-trump-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"#Shaun King returns to Twitter to hit back at Donald Trump Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2495ecbd807\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2495ecbd807\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/shaun-king-returns-to-twitter-to-hit-back-at-donald-trump-jr\/#%E2%80%9CShaun_King_returns_to_Twitter_to_hit_back_at_Donald_Trump_Jr%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Shaun King returns to Twitter to hit back at Donald Trump Jr.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CShaun_King_returns_to_Twitter_to_hit_back_at_Donald_Trump_Jr%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Shaun King returns to Twitter to hit back at Donald Trump Jr.&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Shaun King logged back on to Twitter to clap back at Donald Trump Jr. \u2014 a day after the controversial Black Lives Matter activist had <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arently left the site following Elon Musk\u2019s $44 billion acquisition of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> giant.<\/p>\n<p>King on Monday appeared to delete his account for good after Twitter\u2019s board announced that it had accepted Musk\u2019s offer to buy the firm and take it private, with some users <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/tech\/shaun-kings-twitter-account-disappears\">tweeting out screenshots of King\u2019s blank home page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When King\u2019s Twitter status became a trending topic, Don Jr. tweeted that the possibility of his deleting his account would \u201calone\u201d be worth $44 billion. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shaun-kings-twitter-return-troll-donald-trump-jr-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Shaun King, the controversial Black Lives Matter activist, denied that he deleted his Twitter account.\" class=\"wp-image-22038318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shaun-kings-twitter-return-troll-donald-trump-jr-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shaun-kings-twitter-return-troll-donald-trump-jr-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shaun-kings-twitter-return-troll-donald-trump-jr-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Shaun King, the controversial Black Lives Matter activist, denied that he deleted his Twitter account.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1003\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shaun-kings-twitter-return-troll-donald-trump-jr-07.jpg?w=1003\" alt=\"Shaun King's blank Twitter account\" class=\"wp-image-22040357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shaun-kings-twitter-return-troll-donald-trump-jr-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1505 1504w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shaun-kings-twitter-return-troll-donald-trump-jr-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1003 1003w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shaun-kings-twitter-return-troll-donald-trump-jr-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=502 501w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shaun-kings-twitter-return-troll-donald-trump-jr-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px\"\/><figcaption>Visitors to King\u2019s account were met with a blank page, leading many to believe that he deactivated his Twitter handle.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">via FOX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shaun-kings-twitter-return-troll-donald-trump-jr-06.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Donald Trump Jr.\" class=\"wp-image-22038317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shaun-kings-twitter-return-troll-donald-trump-jr-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shaun-kings-twitter-return-troll-donald-trump-jr-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shaun-kings-twitter-return-troll-donald-trump-jr-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Donald Trump Jr. celebrated rumors that King deleted his account in protest of Elon Musk\u2019s purchase of Twitter.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In response, King logged back on to Twitter to deny that he deleted his account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou wish, motherf\u2013ker,\u201d King tweeted at Don Jr. \u201cI didn\u2019t delete my account. I was getting death threats and hack attempts from your buddies who stormed the Capitol and had to make it more secure.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>King added: \u201cGood luck not perjuring yourself when you testify before the January 6th committee.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Before visitors to King\u2019s Twitter timeline were met with a blank page on Monday night, he tweeted that Musk\u2019s takeover of Twitter was about \u201cwhite power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt its root, Elon Musk wanting to purchase Twitter is not about left vs right,\u201d King tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe man was raised in Apartheid by a white nationalist. He\u2019s upset that Twitter won\u2019t allow white nationalists to target\/harass people. That\u2019s his definition of free speech.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shaun-kings-twitter-return-troll-donald-trump-jr-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"King responded to Don Jr.: &quot;You wish, motherf--ker.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-22038315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shaun-kings-twitter-return-troll-donald-trump-jr-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shaun-kings-twitter-return-troll-donald-trump-jr-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shaun-kings-twitter-return-troll-donald-trump-jr-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>King responded to Don Jr.: \u201cYou wish, motherf\u2013ker.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSo for me, this isn\u2019t about left vs right. Not at all. It\u2019s about how the richest man in the world, a son of Apartheid, raised by a white nationalist, wants to be sure his speech, and that of other white men, isn\u2019t censored.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>King and other liberals and progressives have bemoaned the possibility of Musk taking over the site since he has pledged to take a \u201cfree speech absolutist\u201d approach to content moderation.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans and conservatives have celebrated Musk\u2019s bid to acquire the site, saying that it will allow their views to be heard on more mainstream platforms.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shaun-kings-twitter-return-troll-donald-trump-jr-02.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Shaun King\" class=\"wp-image-22040993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shaun-kings-twitter-return-troll-donald-trump-jr-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1364 1364w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shaun-kings-twitter-return-troll-donald-trump-jr-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1022 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shaun-kings-twitter-return-troll-donald-trump-jr-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shaun-kings-twitter-return-troll-donald-trump-jr-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shaun-kings-twitter-return-troll-donald-trump-jr-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>King tweeted that Musk\u2019s takeover of Twitter was about \u201cwhite power.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Erik Larsen, the comic book creator whose credits include \u201cThe Amazing Spider-Man,\u201d\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/04\/25\/savage-dragon-creator-erik-larsen-keeps-promise-deletes-twitter-account-after-elon-musk-buys-company\/\">deleted his account<\/a>\u00a0after vowing to do so\u00a0if Musk bought Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe day Elon Musk buys Twitter is the day I delete my account and leave Twitter,\u201d Larsen tweeted on April 14.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing good can come from Elon Musk buying Twitter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jameela Jamil,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/04\/26\/jameela-jamil-quits-twitter-after-elon-musk-buys-company\/?_ga=2.117544073.1613759776.1650974257-1795097543.1641227511\">the actress and activist<\/a>, announced that she\u2019s leaving Twitter after the platform accepted Elon Musk\u2019s $44 billion offer to buy the company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAh he got Twitter,\u201d Jamil tweeted alongside four images of herself with her dog. \u201cI would like this to be my what lies here as my last tweet. 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