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Mike Lee's Personal Twitter Account Gets Suspended - the Reason Why Is Pretty Funny

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NewsBusters
UPDATE! CENSORED: Twitter Suspends, Restores Sen. Mike Lee Personal Account; Musk Explains (opens NewsBusters)
Published Feb 28, 2023
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Update: Elon Musk explained Sen. Mike Lee's (R-UT) brief suspension in a tweet. "His personal account (@BasedMikeLee) was incorrectly flagged as impersonation, which is not totally crazy, since it is based," Musk Tweeted.
Fox News
Sen. Mike Lee suspended by Twitter, 'seeking answers' (opens Fox News)
Published Feb 28, 2023
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Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah's, said he is "seeking answers" after his personal Twitter account was suspended Wednesday.
The Daily Caller
Utah Sen. Mike Lee’s Twitter Account Suspended, Says He Doesn’t Know Why (opens The Daily Caller)
Published Feb 28, 2023
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Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee's personal Twitter account was suspended without notice from the social media giant, he said Wednesday.
Insider
GOP Sen. Mike Lee's 'based' personal Twitter account suspended after he tweeted at Japanese prime minister (opens Insider)
Published Feb 28, 2023
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The Utah senator had tweeted an ultimatum at Japanese PM Fumio Kishidia via his personal account, known by the handle "Based Mike Lee."
RedState
Mike Lee's Personal Twitter Account Gets Suspended - the Reason Why Is Pretty Funny (opens RedState)
Published Feb 28, 2023
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Elon Musk has weighed in.
KTVZ Bend
Sen. Mike Lee says his personal Twitter account was suspended (opens KTVZ Bend)
Published Feb 28, 2023
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By Brian Fung, CNN A personal Twitter account belonging to Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee was suspended without warning or explanation, according to the senator. Tweeting from his official Senate account, Lee said he has reached out to Twitter “seeking answers.