However, the account was suspended before the end of the night. I hope you understand."Ī Twitter spokesperson initially confirmed to Newsweek that Purdy's profile and activity did not violate the platform's rules of conduct, which prohibit users from operating false accounts, early Tuesday evening.
"Donald Trump has never done anything to hurt me, either as a gay man or as a Black man.So, what's the big deal? I sent that message to Dean, Dean accidentally posted it somehow and that's the end of the story. "I don't have a problem with Donald Trump on those levels, and I don't understand why so many pretend to," he continued Tuesday. He went on to emphasize that he does not take issue with Trump, or his policies and public statements that civil rights and LGBTQ+ advocacy groups have spoken out against, noting the ways in which they harm communities. "The message that you saw on Dean's Twitter was posted.I don't actually know how it was posted but I did send it to him because I had a problem with how people of my race and sexual persuasion are treating Donald Trump." "Hey guys, my name is Dan Purdy and I am indeed a gay, Black man," an individual said in the video. I wish the media would pay attention to the voter irregularities in the state of Pennsylvania as much as they have this Twitter story. Here is a message from Dan Purdy, who has decided to responded to the controversy. He retweeted a video message originally posted to Purdy's Twitter account, amid the ongoing social media conversation. About an hour after Browning shared his clarification tweet, the local politician's name was trending. Skepticism about the account belonging to "Dan Purdy," and its relationship to Browning, circulated rapidly on Twitter. The bitmoji image and name "Dan Purdy" still appeared alongside the suspended account's Twitter handle in a Google search on Tuesday afternoon. The name "Dan Purdy," as well as the bitmoji image placed in the account's profile photo, was previously assigned to a different account that Twitter suspended for violating its conduct rules. Dan Purdy referred to himself as "a gay black guy" in a tweet replying to Browning on November 1, and reiterated both identities in additional tweets that went on to voice conservative political views. The account was created in October, and its owner has shared more than 375 tweets since then, predominantly posting pro-Trump political views. Other reporters pinpointed what they believed to be the false account fairly quickly, noting that a profile belonging to someone named "Dan Purdy" replies to Browning's tweets fairly regularly. Many suggested the former congressional candidate fabricated the message entirely, and mistakenly posted it to his official Twitter account. ET, Browning appeared to have deleted the tweet. Biden Flipped 24 Counties That Trump Turned Red in 2016īy 4 p.m.GOP Senator Ron Johnson Dismisses Reporter's Question About Biden's Win.Mike Pompeo Appears to Joke About 'Smooth Transition' to Second Trump Term.I feel respected - which I never do when democrats are involved." "Everything is so much better under Trump though. "I'm a black gay guy and I can personally say that Obama did nothing for me, my life only changed a little bit and it was for the worse," Browning's original tweet read. In that time, several Twitter users, including reporter Jacob Rubashkin, retweeted screenshots that prompted the post's viral circulation online. Browning is also a vocal proponent of President Donald Trump and serves as chairman of a right-wing political action committee called Common Sense Solutions.īrowning's most recent tweet trailed his original social media post by roughly five hours. The latter part of his description references support for the Second Amendment.
House representing Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district, Browning describes himself as a "proud pro-life proud pro-2A Christian conservative" on Twitter. Previously Lehigh County's commissioner and, later, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Many people wonât say it vocally, but do in private.- Dean Browning November 10, 2020 Trump received record minority votes & record LGBTQ votes. Regarding the tweet that is going viral from my account â I was quoting a message that I received earlier this week from a follower.