Washington Aug 24 (IANS) Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer Valerie Plame Wilson has a novel idea to block the "hate" tweets of Donald Trump -- buy Twitter and ban the President.
"There s a real danger that Trump s tweets could actually start a nuclear war. Let s delete his account before that happens " Wilson wrote in GoFundMe page where she is raising funds.
Through a tweet last week the former CIA agent launched a fundraiser to buy the social media platform: "If Twitter executives won t shut down Trump s violence and hate then it s up to us. #BuyTwitter #BanTrump"
Wilson is seeking $1 billion and she has so far been able to raise just $12 000.
White House spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders called Wilson s endeavour "ridiculous" and suggested the shortage of funding for Wilson s idea underscores that Americans are satisfied with the President s Twitter use TechCrunch reported on Wednesday.
It cannot be guessed if Wilson s campaign is aimed at increasing pressure on Twitter to block Trump or if she really intends to buy the social media platform.
"If we can t get a majority interest we ll explore options for buying a significant stake in the company and champion this proposal at the annual shareholder meeting " Wilson said.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey believes Trump s tweets that suggested violence toward journalists did not break the rules.
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