Trump says he will look at creating his own platform after Twitter ban

[January 09, 2021]    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he will look at building his own platform after Twitter suspended him on Friday, citing a risk of further incitement of violence following the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday by hundreds of his supporters.

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

Trump sent the latest tweets on his @POTUS account after Twitter banned his personal account.

(Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Leslie Adler)

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