US President Donald Trump listens to a speaker as he announces that Broadcom would be moving back to the US in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on November 2, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

A Twitter Employee Suspended Trump's Account On Their Last Day Of Work And People Are Calling That Person A National Treasure

"Thank you for making America feel safer for 11 minutes."

Published November 3, 2017

Not all heroes wear capes and not all gifts come on Christmas. On Thursday, a cape-less hero gave the country — and the world — a present on their last day of working for Twitter.

This gift came in the form of an account suspension for someone who has been tweeting a little too much: the President of the United States.

For 11 minutes on Thursday, President Donald Trump was unable tweet because his account was down.

When people searched for his profile, they received this error message
Audible gasp. h/t @sophie_tatum pic.twitter.com/imjdZpp3ly
— Saba Hamedy (@saba_h) November 2, 2017
An official Twitter account announced they were investigating the incident
Earlier today @realdonaldtrump’s account was inadvertently deactivated due to human error by a Twitter employee. The account was down for 11 minutes, and has since been restored. We are continuing to investigate and are taking steps to prevent this from happening again.
— Twitter Government (@TwitterGov) November 3, 2017
Eventually, Twitter announced the action was done by a rogue staffer on their last day
Through our investigation we have learned that this was done by a Twitter customer support employee who did this on the employee’s last day. We are conducting a full internal review. https://t.co/mlarOgiaRF
— Twitter Government (@TwitterGov) November 3, 2017
According to a former senior employee, "a lot" of employees have the ability to suspend a user's account.

"It's one click if you have the rights to access the tool," the person told Buzzfeed News.

The former employee also said Twitter was aware that its suspension permissions could be abused; however, they have not put "special protections" in place yet.

"There was discussion that for verified accounts or high profile ones, there'd be special protections (i.e. "2 keys") but it was never implemented," the person told Buzzfeed.
After his account was reinstated, Trump sent out a confusing tweet
My Twitter account was taken down for 11 minutes by a rogue employee. I guess the word must finally be getting out-and having an impact.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 3, 2017
No one is quite sure what "word" or "impact" Trump is talking about.
In response to his tweet, some made funny assumptions about who may have done it
When you delete Trump’s twitter account on you last day at Twitter pic.twitter.com/gooY9YXKgB
— Alan Parker (@AlanLondonCity) November 3, 2017
Some prominent figures even congratulated the person behind the act
Dear Twitter employee who shut down Trump's Twitter: You made America feel better for 11 minutes. DM me & I will buy you a Pizza Hut pizza. https://t.co/ruzaVBcQp1
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) November 3, 2017

Just gonna say it, the employee at Twitter who shut off Trump's account for 11 mins could become a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize.
— David Jolly (@DavidJollyFL) November 3, 2017
One person thought the world could do better with more people looking to cause on a stir on their last day of work
A disgruntled Twitter employee disabled Trump's Twitter? For 11 minutes. That tells me we need a lot more disgruntled Twitter employees.
— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) November 3, 2017

Written by Rachel Herron

(Photo: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

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