Former President Donald Trump slammed what he called “high tech lunatics” after YouTube removed a video of his interview with the Nelk Boyson podcast “Full Send” from the platform for violating its misinformation policy.
“Whatever happened to free speech in our Country?” Trump fumed. “Incredibly, but not surprisingly, the Big Tech lunatics have taken down my interview with the very popular NELK Boys,” Trump complained in a statement shared by his spokesperson on Twitter.
The platform said that Trump’s interview with the YouTube pranksters contained “content that advances false claims that widespread fraud, errors, or glitches changed the outcome of the U.S. 2020 presidential election.”
The YouTube link to the video now leads to a message saying it “has been removed for violating YouTube’s Community Guidelines.”
Following the removal of the episode, Trump likened the move to censorship in Russia and slammed “Big Tech lunatics.”
Check YyouTube’s notice and Trump’s response below.
YouTube has removed the Trump episode… pic.twitter.com/2FftbXY7g9
— Full Send Podcast (@fullsendpodcast) March 11, 2022
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“Whatever happened to free speech in our Country? Incredibly, but not surprisingly, the Big Tech lunatics have taken down my interview with the very popular NELK Boys…” pic.twitter.com/HOKYgGmwxG
— Margo Martin (@margommartin) March 11, 2022
