Six Celebs Who Prove Trump Derangement Syndrome Has No Cure

6 Celebs Who Prove Trump Derangement Syndrome Has No Cure

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Kathy Griffin had her Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) on full display during a recent episode of her podcast, when she insisted that President Donald Trump stole the 2024 election.
The 64-year-old comedian and plastic surgery enthusiast has a long history of animosity toward Trump — most infamously when she posed in 2017 with a prop resembling the president’s bloodied, severed head. The stunt tanked her already fading career, but she’s continued to attack Trump at every opportunity since.
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“People are calling this protest the No Kings Day, because Trump thinks he’s a f***ing king,” Griffin said on Wednesday’s episode of her YouTube show, titled “The Un-Cancelation of Kathy Griffin.” 
“And you know he’s not. He’s barely a president,” she went on. 
“I’m going to say something that’s going to get me in trouble,” Griffin said before saying it may make her seem “crazy,” but she doesn’t believe Trump “won in a free and fair election.” 
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The comedian said she believed Trump’s win wasn’t legit because Elon Musk was “handing out million-dollar checks to people to vote for Trump,” calling the supposed act “unconstitutional and illegal.”
“He’s, like, a fake genius&#8230; he’s a professional Nazi, in my humble opinion,” Griffin said about Musk.
The D-lister also said it was “suspicious” that Trump won all seven swing states, a feat which ”has never happened in the history of the U.S.,” she claimed.
There were many reactions on social media to Griffin’s allegations.
“Kathy Griffin is the face of Trump Derangement Syndrome,” Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX) <a href="https://x.com/RepTroyNehls/status/1978536560459964837">wrote</a> on X.
“Kathy Griffin is now denying the results of the 2024 election. I was told that denying election results is a threat to our democracy. Literally shaking rn,” Libs of TikTok <a href="https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1978603051918233792">joked</a>.
“When your fantasy world continuously doesn’t match the real world as it is, something has to give. Denial is one way for the brain to not melt down completely, even if it is degenerating,” another person <a href="https://x.com/JazzDevo/status/1978777261877719504">chimed in</a>.

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Comedian and actress Kathy Griffin seemed to call for political violence this weekend, posting a video to TikTok that showed craft severed heads of four billionaires — including President Donald Trump.
In the video, artwork depicting the decapitated heads of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Donald Trump, all with blood dripping from their necks, hangs from a wall. The clip ends with Griffin tilting her head, a smirk crossing her face as text above her reads: “That’s all.”
The X account Libs of TikTok reposted the video and called for the FBI to investigate her.
“Kathy Griffin apparently posted this video which appears to be decapitated heads including Trump,” wrote the person behind the account. “This should be investigated @FBI.”
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Kathy Griffin apparently posted this video which appears to be decapitated heads including Trump
This should be investigated <a href="https://twitter.com/FBI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FBI</a> <a href="https://t.co/IwLL5l9ta1">pic.twitter.com/IwLL5l9ta1</a>
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1939415591703703819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Griffin has previously come under fire for media stunts involving severed heads. In 2017, she posted a video of herself holding a mask styled to look like the decapitated head of Trump. After significant backlash, Griffin took the post down and apologized for the incident.
At the time, Lisa Bloom, an attorney for the actress, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/02/comedian-kathy-griffin-under-secret-service-investigation-after-trump-photo-lawyer.html">said</a> that “Griffin never imagined that it could be misinterpreted as a threat of violence against Trump. That was never what she intended. She has never threatened or committed an act of violence against anyone.”
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Still, CNN fired Griffin from their New Year&#8217;s Eve broadcast, and Squatty Potty, a toilet stool company, dropped her as a spokesperson.
Considering the backlash she received in 2017, it is no surprise that conservatives are not happy with her latest video.
“How is she still not in jail?” one X user <a href="https://x.com/AverageJoCrypt0/status/1939416380744573389">wrote</a>.
Others, however, <a href="https://x.com/TheGasStovee/status/1939415810398621732">defended</a> her, claiming that “freedom of expression” protects the video. Calls for political violence are not protected speech in the United States.

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Comedian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kathy-griffin">Kathy Griffin</a> is worried that Republican presidential candidate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> plans to go after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/comedian">comedians</a> if he is re-elected in November. 
&#8220;He’s going to pick us off, one by one, like bowling pins, and I’m not kidding and I’m not being paranoid,&#8221; the celeb <a href="https://ew.com/kathy-griffin-fears-for-comedians-donald-trump-elected-pick-us-off-8709936">told</a> Entertainment Weekly during a recent interview. 
&#8220;I’m a D-lister, he’s not going to get to me on day one, but he’ll get to me, trust me,” Griffin continued. “He’s got a list. I’ve known this guy for 25 years, maybe 30. He’s so petty that he lives for this. He doesn’t want to be President or do any president-ing.”
Griffin referenced the infamous photograph from 2017 of her holding a replica of Trump’s decapitated head in her hand. That image and the extreme backlash she received inspired Griffin to create her current tour, called “My Life on the PTSD List.”
Griffin, 63, also told the outlet she was almost arrested for conspiracy to assassinate the President of the United States following a &#8220;chilling&#8221; investigation. 
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She went on to make predictions if Trump returns to the Oval Office. 
&#8220;If he gets re-elected, he’ll go after Jimmy Kimmel, he’ll go after Jon Stewart, all the name ones, but he’ll go after Rosie O’Donnell. That’s all he’s going to do all day,&#8221; Griffin told the outlet. &#8220;He’ll have press conferences about it. He’s so much crazier than he was the first go-round.&#8221;
The photographer who helped Griffin create the severed head image in 2017, Tyler Shields, <a href="https://ew.com/news/2017/05/30/kathy-griffin-trump-head-photo-tyler-shields/">told</a> EW at the time that Griffin had expressed she was perfectly fine with going to jail for the image.
“Fortunately, we have freedom of speech [in the first amendment], and all art is generally protected by these things, but again, this was [Griffin’s] first thought, ‘Will you bail me out of jail?’ You know, again, it wasn&#8217;t, ‘I don&#8217;t want to do this because I might go to jail.’ It was like, ‘Well, I&#8217;m gonna do it and whatever happens, happens.’&#8221;
Griffin later publicly apologized for the image and has since expressed regret, saying it caused her to lose many social media followers.

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Kathy Griffin Claims Trump Will Target Comedians If Re-Elected: 'Going To Pick Us Off, One By One'

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/comedian" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Comedian</a> and leftist activist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kathy-griffin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kathy Griffin</a> discussed her return to the stand-up circuit after taking a break following the 2017 Trump photo scandal in an interview published Friday. 
The 62-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">celebrity</a> recently underwent vocal surgery. In August 2021, she discussed being diagnosed with lung cancer and having a lobectomy to remove the cancer. 
During a new interview with <a href="https://people.com/kathy-griffin-cancer-voice-surgery-ptsd-las-vegas-exclusive-7547672" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People</a>, Griffin talked about her “crippling” anxiety and PTSD, which she said stems from her medical issues and from the 2017 photo scandal. The comedian made headlines after sharing an image of herself holding what looked like the severed, bloody head of then-President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>. 
During the fallout from the controversy, Griffin was fired from her annual New Year&#8217;s Eve co-host job with Anderson Cooper. Also, more than 25 theaters canceled her upcoming shows in the wake of her posting the photo. 
“I feel like I lost my voice creatively. And then I got cancer, and I literally lost my voice. And honestly, I think that&#8217;s kind of the PTSD,” she said of what happened after. 
Griffin bragged about her upcoming solo show in Las Vegas, describing the tickets practically selling out as “unbelievable.”
&#8220;It&#8217;s actually hard to sell tickets to Vegas, because it&#8217;s a very last-minute town. And you know, that&#8217;s real. Like money talks, bullsh** walks. So I&#8217;m hoping that other buyers see my ticket sales and go, ‘Hey, she&#8217;s not controversial anymore.’”
&#8220;I am coming out of my cancellation. And the cancer isn&#8217;t killing me. I can still put together a show. I love writing,&#8221; Griffin said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s gonna work. I don&#8217;t know what isn&#8217;t. But that&#8217;s a very different place than I was even six months ago.&#8221;
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The comedian said she’s planning on sharing “the whole journey” of what happened in the post-photo scandal years, but confirmed that she’s not planning to use Trump in her material. 
“I feel like I figuratively lost my comedic voice because of the Trump photo scandal, I literally lost my voice due to the cancer surgery and now I finally have my voice back,” Griffin told People. “I’m a grateful, naughty comedian again!”

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Kathy Griffin Says She's 'Coming Out Of Cancellation': 'I’m A Grateful, Naughty Comedian Again'

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kathy-griffin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kathy Griffin</a> took a shot at CNN ahead of the network&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Eve coverage with anchor Anderson Cooper and his co-host for the event, Andy Cohen.
&#8220;I can’t wait to watch Miley and Dolly tonight,&#8221; Griffin, who was fired from co-hosting the show, wrote on Instagram.
Fox News reported that the remarks were an apparent reference to NBC’s competing New Year show with Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton.
&#8220;Ugh. Every year someone sends me this clip around New Year’s Eve,&#8221; Griffin said in the post. &#8220;This guy was my boss for years. Decided whether or not I worked at Bravo. Can you imagine seeing your ex boss on TMZ like…this? Ouch! Anyway, I can’t wait to watch Miley and Dolly tonight.&#8221;
Cooper and Cohen <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kathy-griffin-swipes-cnn-andy-cohen-ahead-new-years-coverage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rang in the New Year</a> on the network by taking shots of non-alcoholic substances.
During a company town hall back in November, CNN chairman and CEO Chris Licht <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cnn-cracks-down-on-drinking-during-new-years-eve-live-viewers-mourn-loss-of-hosts-on-air-antics" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-reader-unique-id="4">informed</a> staff that he would put a stop to much of the drinking that has usually been a hallmark of CNN’s New Year’s Eve programming.
At the time, it was believed that hosts like Anderson Cooper would be allowed to keep drinking, but anchors and correspondents like Don Lemon would be prohibited from drinking during the broadcast.
However, Cohen exclaimed during live television coverage, “We can’t drink!”
Cohen said that he had a pocket of edibles. “Will I take them? I don’t think so,” he said. “I don’t know. It’s a long night. This is a telethon with no disease. Do you understand? We’re here all night! Passing time!”
Cohen and Cooper instead took shots of non-alcoholic substances.
“What we are doing is we are taking a mystery shot!” Cohen said.
They took shots of pickle juice and buttermilk, Mediaite <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnns-andy-cohen-anderson-cooper-address-the-new-years-eve-no-booze-rule-but-its-okay-theyre-drinking-something-else/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-reader-unique-id="15">reported</a>.
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CNN&#39;s Andy Cohen, Anderson Cooper kept the New Year&#39;s Eve mystery shots going with a new drink: buttermilk <a href="https://t.co/5MxpKEO1Mh">https://t.co/5MxpKEO1Mh</a> <a href="https://t.co/cBYLkgUP7o">pic.twitter.com/cBYLkgUP7o</a>
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This year will be the first New Year’s Eve show overseen by Licht since he took over the network in February. During the meeting, Licht reportedly told staffers that drinking on-air eroded the presenters’ credibility and “respectability.”
Last year, the broadcast drew significant controversy when Lemon and Cohen both went on alcohol-fueled rants while on air. First, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/im-a-grown-a-man-kiss-my-behind-don-lemon-launches-self-pitying-rant-on-new-years-eve" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-reader-unique-id="47">Lemon ranted</a> to fellow host Alisyn Camerota and comedian Dulce Sloan about criticism he receives. “I don’t give a — what you think about me, what do you think about that?” Lemon said. “I’m a grown-a** man. I don’t care what you think about me.”
“I am who I am,” Lemon continued. “I’m a grown, successful black man who a lot of people hate because they’re not used to people seeing me — and people like me — in the position that I am. To be able to share what I … my point of view on television, it freaks people out. And you know what? You can kiss my behind. I do not care. I don’t care. I really don’t care. I have one life, and this is who I am, and I feel very, um … blessed and honored to be in this position to be able to do this. So all the hate I get? It’s motivation to me. Bring it. I don’t care.”

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Kathy Griffin Takes Swipe At CNN’s New Year’s Eve Coverage With Anderson Cooper, Andy Cohen

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Twitter erupted Sunday afternoon after left-wing comedian Kathy Griffin was suspended for violating the platform&#8217;s terms of service about impersonating other people.
New Twitter CEO Elon Musk warned that moving forward, accounts would be permanently banned without warning if they attempted to impersonate other accounts.
“Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying ‘parody’ will be permanently suspended,” Musk tweeted. “Previously, we issued a warning before suspension, but now that we are rolling out widespread verification, there will be no warning.”
“This will be clearly identified as a condition for signing up to Twitter Blue,” Musk continued. “Any name change at all will cause temporary loss of verified checkmark.”
Griffin’s account was banned after she impersonated Musk by changing her profile photo to his photo and her user name to “Elon Musk,” even though her handle remained “@kathygriffin.”
Memes quickly flooded the internet mocking Griffin, 62, with many using her highly controversial photo shoot when she held a fake, severed head of then-President Donald Trump for the camera.
Conservative actor James Woods posted a meme to Twitter showing Musk holding Griffin&#8217;s head.
&#8220;In context maybe the greatest meme ever,&#8221; Woods tweeted.
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Other notable memes and reactions included:
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Someone needs to photoshop this with Elon and Kathy Griffin. <a href="https://t.co/oieCTVv0ac">pic.twitter.com/oieCTVv0ac</a>
&mdash; James Morrow (@pwafork) <a href="https://twitter.com/pwafork/status/1589547466160209920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Got em! <a href="https://t.co/WBn0vYVxYb">pic.twitter.com/WBn0vYVxYb</a>
&mdash; Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href="https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1589458915301130241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
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I must admit, I never thought Kathy Griffin would be the cause that finally rallied the Twitter elite back to the cause of free speech. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/freekathygriffin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#freekathygriffin</a>
&mdash; David Sacks (@DavidSacks) <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/1589483800723353602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Musk responded to a Twitter account posting the news that Griffin was banned for impersonating him by first taking a swipe at her and then saying he would let her back on the platform.
“Actually, she was suspended for impersonating a comedian,” Musk tweeted. “But if she really wants her account back, she can have it.”
Musk later added that she would have to pay the $8 fee to use the new Twitter Blue.
Musk also claimed that banning accounts for impersonation does not go against his views on free speech. “My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk,” Musk tweeted.
Twitter has explicit rules prohibiting the impersonation of other people. “You may not impersonate individuals, groups, or organizations to mislead, confuse, or deceive others, nor use a fake identity in a manner that disrupts the experience of others on Twitter,” the company’s terms of service <a href="https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-impersonation-and-deceptive-identities-policy#:~:text=While%20you%20are%20not%20required,in%20order%20to%20deceive%20others.">says</a>.
The company does make exceptions for parody accounts, but the accounts have to clearly state that they are parodies.
“If we determine a profile features another’s image, we will also evaluate the context in which the image is used,” the terms of service state. “We are most likely to take action if an account falsely claims to be the entity portrayed in the profile photo, as with impersonation or fake accounts.”

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Comedian Kathy Griffin reportedly logged back into Twitter Sunday evening after being banned from the platform earlier in the day for impersonating new Twitter CEO Elon Musk.
Musk <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/twitter-permanently-bans-kathy-griffin-after-she-impersonated-elon-musk-she-fd-around-and-found-out">notified</a> users that they would no longer be able to impersonate other accounts moving forward since the company was moving to implement a new program Monday that would allow anyone to receive a verified account for a monthly fee.
Griffin’s account was temporarily restricted after she impersonated Musk by changing her profile photo to his photo and her user name to “Elon Musk,” even though her handle remained as “@kathygriffin.”
Musk responded to a Twitter account posting the news that Griffin was banned for impersonating him by first taking a swipe at her and then saying he would allow her back on the platform.
“Actually, she was suspended for impersonating a comedian,” Musk tweeted. “But if she really wants her account back, she can have it.”
Musk later added that she would have to pay the $8 fee to use the new Twitter Blue.
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“Oh by the way this is KG. I’m tweeting from my dead mother’s account. She would not mind.”
— Kathy Griffin <a href="https://t.co/4PwMDdOMZd">pic.twitter.com/4PwMDdOMZd</a>
&mdash; Pop Crave (@PopCrave) <a href="https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1589464022717726720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Deadline <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/11/kathy-griffin-defies-twitter-suspension-returns-under-deceased-mothers-account-elon-musk-replies-1235165189/#comments">reported</a> that Griffin returned to the platform using her dead mother&#8217;s account to defend herself, tweeting: &#8220;FreeKathy.&#8221;
&#8220;Apologize in advance for all the comments you’re gonna have to read about how ugly I am and they’re probably gonna throw you in there too,&#8221; Griffin allegedly tweeted from her deceased mother&#8217;s account. &#8220;Oh by the way this is KG. I’m tweeting from my dead mother’s account. She would not mind.&#8221;
https://twitter.com/TipItMaggieG/status/1589422128126103554
Around the time Griffin was suspended, Musk <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-mocks-kathy-griffin-after-suspending-her-then-he-appears-to-completely-cave">explained</a> in a series of tweets that impersonating other people from a verified account would no longer be acceptable.
“Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying ‘parody’ will be permanently suspended,” Musk tweeted. “Previously, we issued a warning before suspension, but now that we are rolling out widespread verification, there will be no warning.”
“This will be clearly identified as a condition for signing up to Twitter Blue,” Musk continued. “Any name change at all will cause temporary loss of verified checkmark.”
“Twitter needs to become by far the most accurate source of information about the world,” Musk later added. “That’s our mission.”
Musk also claimed that banning accounts for impersonation does not go against his views on free speech. “My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk,” Musk tweeted.
Twitter has explicit rules prohibiting the impersonation of other people. “You may not impersonate individuals, groups, or organizations to mislead, confuse, or deceive others, nor use a fake identity in a manner that disrupts the experience of others on Twitter,” the company’s terms of service says.
The company does make exceptions for parody accounts, but the accounts have to clearly state that they are parodies.
“If we determine a profile features another’s image, we will also evaluate the context in which the image is used,” the terms of service state. “We are most likely to take action if an account falsely claims to be the entity portrayed in the profile photo, as with impersonation or fake accounts.”

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New Twitter CEO Elon Musk mocked comedian Kathy Griffin Sunday evening after she was permanently banned from the platform for violating policy about impersonating people.
Griffin’s account had been temporarily restricted after she impersonated Musk by changing her profile photo to his photo and changing her user name to “Elon Musk,” even though her handle remained as “@kathygriffin.”
Musk responded to a Twitter account that posted the news that Griffin was banned for impersonating him by first taking a swipe at her and then by saying he would let her back on the platform.
&#8220;Actually, she was suspended for impersonating a comedian,&#8221; Musk tweeted. &#8220;But if she really wants her account back, she can have it.&#8221;
Musk later added that she would have to pay the $8 fee to use the new Twitter Blue.
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But if she really wants her account back, she can have it
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1589450301916213248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Around the time that Griffin was suspended, Musk explained in a series of tweets that the impersonating other people from a verified account would no longer be acceptable.
“Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying ‘parody’ will be permanently suspended,” Musk tweeted. “Previously, we issued a warning before suspension, but now that we are rolling out widespread verification, there will be no warning.”
“This will be clearly identified as a condition for signing up to Twitter Blue,” Musk continued. “Any name change at all will cause temporary loss of verified checkmark.”
“Twitter needs to become by far the most accurate source of information about the world,” Musk later added. “That’s our mission.”
Musk also claimed that banning accounts for impersonation does not go against his views on free speech. “My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk,” Musk tweeted.
Twitter has explicit rules prohibiting the impersonation of other people. “You may not impersonate individuals, groups, or organizations to mislead, confuse, or deceive others, nor use a fake identity in a manner that disrupts the experience of others on Twitter,” the company’s terms of service <a href="https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-impersonation-and-deceptive-identities-policy#:~:text=While%20you%20are%20not%20required,in%20order%20to%20deceive%20others.">says</a>.
The company does make exceptions for parody accounts but the accounts have to clearly state that they are parody and are not the entity that they pretending to be.
“If we determine a profile features another’s image, we will also evaluate the context in which the image is used,” the terms of service state. “We are most likely to take action if an account falsely claims to be the entity portrayed in the profile photo, as with impersonation or fake accounts.”

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Comedian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kathy-griffin">Kathy Griffin</a> was permanently banned from Twitter Sunday afternoon after she impersonated <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a>, who recently bought the company and nows serves as its CEO.
Griffin&#8217;s account had been temporarily restricted after she impersonated Musk by changing her profile photo to his photo and changing her user name to &#8220;Elon Musk,&#8221; even though her handle remained as &#8220;@kathygriffin.&#8221;
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She f&#39;d around and found out. <a href="https://t.co/SWacgH1lpL">pic.twitter.com/SWacgH1lpL</a>
&mdash; Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href="https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1589407517087760384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying &#8216;parody&#8217; will be permanently suspended,&#8221; Musk tweeted. &#8220;Previously, we issued a warning before suspension, but now that we are rolling out widespread verification, there will be no warning.&#8221;
&#8220;This will be clearly identified as a condition for signing up to Twitter Blue,&#8221; Musk continued. &#8220;Any name change at all will cause temporary loss of verified checkmark.&#8221;
&#8220;Twitter needs to become by far the most accurate source of information about the world,&#8221; Musk later added. &#8220;That’s our mission.&#8221;
Musk also explained that banning accounts for impersonation does not go against his views on free speech. &#8220;My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk,&#8221; Musk tweeted.
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My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1589414958508691456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Twitter has explicit rules prohibiting the impersonation of other people. &#8220;You may not impersonate individuals, groups, or organizations to mislead, confuse, or deceive others, nor use a fake identity in a manner that disrupts the experience of others on Twitter,&#8221; the company&#8217;s terms of service <a href="https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-impersonation-and-deceptive-identities-policy#:~:text=While%20you%20are%20not%20required,in%20order%20to%20deceive%20others.">says</a>.
The company does make exceptions for parody accounts but the accounts have to clearly state that they are parody and are not the entity that they pretending to be.
&#8220;If we determine a profile features another’s image, we will also evaluate the context in which the image is used,&#8221; the terms of service state. &#8220;We are most likely to take action if an account falsely claims to be the entity portrayed in the profile photo, as with impersonation or fake accounts.&#8221;
Twitter has seen a substantial drop off in advertiser revenue since Musk became CEO as left-wing activists have pressured companies to suspended their partnerships with the platform because those activists want Musk to use a heavy hand in policing what speech is allowed.
“Twitter has had a massive drop in revenue, due to activist groups pressuring advertisers, even though nothing has changed with content moderation and we did everything we could to appease the activists,” Musk tweeted. “Extremely messed up! They’re trying to destroy free speech in America.”
This is a developing news story; refresh the page for updates.

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Actress and comedian <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/kathy-griffin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kathy Griffin</a> took some serious blowback on Tuesday after she claimed that the only way to prevent &#8220;civil war&#8221; would be to vote Democrat in future elections.
<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/kathy-griffin-whose-trump-severed-head-stunt-cost-her-cnn-gig-makes-tasteless-crack-about-deceased-ivana-trump/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Griffin</a> shared her thoughts in a tweet, claiming that only people who were in favor of such a conflict would vote for Republicans in November&#8217;s midterm elections.
&#8220;If you don&#8217;t want a Civil War, vote for Democrats in November,&#8221; she tweeted. &#8220;If you do want Civil War, vote Republican.&#8221;
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If you don’t want a Civil War, vote for Democrats in November. If you do want Civil War, vote Republican.
&mdash; Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) <a href="https://twitter.com/kathygriffin/status/1567201445614874624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Griffin&#8217;s most recent claim to fame was a photo in which she held up a prop made to look like the severed head of former President Donald Trump. That photo cost the &#8220;My Life on the D-List&#8221; actress her annual gig hosting CNN&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Eve broadcast alongside longtime network anchor Anderson Cooper.
Critics appeared to be just as impressed with Griffin&#8217;s assertion of imminent civil war as they were with her staged Trump photo — and they responded en masse via Twitter.
&#8220;So you&#8217;re threatening civil war from the Left if you don&#8217;t get your way? I thought Biden just said WE were the violent ones &#8230;&#8221; Mrs. Massacre 2.0 (@missus_massacre) tweeted.
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So you&#39;re threatening civil war from the Left if you don&#39;t get your way? I thought Biden just said WE were the violent ones&#8230; <a href="https://t.co/Qybym7ITbR">https://t.co/Qybym7ITbR</a>
&mdash; MRS. MASSACRE (@Missus_Massacre) <a href="https://twitter.com/Missus_Massacre/status/1567292468277952512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;If the choice is being crushed by nasty totalitarian deviants or Civil War—well…&#8221; Dave Reaboi left his <a href="https://twitter.com/davereaboi/status/1567288407193165825" target="_blank" rel="noopener">conclusion</a> to the imagination.
&#8220;So you’re threatening war if the election doesn’t go your way and Democrats do not win,&#8221; came from <a href="https://twitter.com/IrishAmerican27/status/1567283811418886147" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@irishamerican27</a>. &#8220;We know the threat is not idle; we have been living through your civil war for six years now. We’re used to it.&#8221;
&#8220;Kathy Griffin is inciting violence on Twitter again. She must be struggling to book gigs and is in need of attention,&#8221; Brigitte Gabriel <a href="https://twitter.com/ACTBrigitte/status/1567271119367045120" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>.
Jeremy Redfern <a href="https://twitter.com/JeremyRedfernFL/status/1567256941168033792" target="_blank" rel="noopener">commented</a>, &#8220;It wouldn’t be the first time the Democrats started a civil war.&#8221;
&#8220;If you like high gas prices, vote for Democrats in November. If you do want to be energy independent, vote Republican,&#8221; Jillian Anderson took her <a href="https://twitter.com/Jillie_Alexis/status/1567302809325903872" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweet</a> in a slightly different direction.
&#8220;Ter·ror·ism (noun): the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims,&#8221; @mostlypeacefull <a href="https://twitter.com/MostlyPeacefull/status/1567295692024029188" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a>.
&#8220;This is WRONG. Crazy Hollywood Leftie threatening &#8216;Civil War&#8217; if Dems don’t win,&#8221; Senator Ted Cruz commented. &#8220;Sadly, this is today’s Left: angry, hateful &amp; violent.&#8221;
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This is WRONG.
Crazy Hollywood Leftie threatening “Civil War” if Dems don’t win.
Sadly, this is today’s Left: angry, hateful &amp; violent. <a href="https://t.co/CyP0AJEKxv">https://t.co/CyP0AJEKxv</a>
&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1567252074680696832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Kathy Griffin Blasted For Telling People They’ll Get ‘Civil War’ Unless They Vote Democrat

Kathy Griffin Blasted For Telling People They'll Get 'Civil War' Unless They Vote Democrat

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D-List comedienne <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-to-make-a-straight-man-turn-gay-60-year-old-kathy-griffin-ridiculed-after-dancing-topless-in-viral-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kathy Griffin</a>, who once posed holding a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/election-night-kathy-griffin-retweets-infamous-pic-of-her-with-trumps-severed-head/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fake severed head of former President Trump</a>, continued her gruesome and tasteless obsession with the 45th president Monday by suggesting his late first wife&#8217;s body be exhumed.
The cold-hearted comic&#8217;s joke was apparently about Trump allegedly having classified documents at his Florida home. In trying to make a punchline of Ivana Trump, who died tragically in mid-July after falling down the stairs at her home in New York City, Griffin tweeted, “Exhume Ivana.”
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EXHUME IVANA
&mdash; Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) <a href="https://twitter.com/kathygriffin/status/1559226144364171265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 15, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Griffin, who was a fixture on CNN&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Eve specials for years, posed for a May 2017 photo session by photographer Tyler Shields in which she held up a bloody replica of Trump’s severed head. <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2017/05/30/kathy-griffin-beheads-donald-trump-photo-tyler-shields/">TMZ</a> obtained a copy of the shot before the picture’s release, reporting that Griffin joked during the shoot that she and Shields would need to flee to Mexico after the release or they’d go to prison.
The stunt was too much even for CNN.
“We found what she did disgusting and offensive,&#8221; the network said in a statement. &#8220;We are pleased to see she has apologized and asked that the photos be taken down. We are evaluating New Year’s Eve and have made no decisions at this point.”
But by the end of August 2017 Griffin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-kathy-griffin-says-she-isnt-sorry-severed-hank-berrien">indicated she was unrepentant</a>. Appearing on Australia’s &#8220;Sunrise Live&#8221; with hosts David Koch and Samantha Armytage, she brazenly stated that she wasn’t sorry for the infamous photo, calling the incendiary reaction to the photo “B.S.”, referring to the “atrocities” perpetrated by President Trump, and whining about all she had suffered because she’s a woman.
&#8220;You were very sorry at the time; you apologized,&#8221; Koch said in the interview. &#8220;You were very upset. Are you no longer sorry for it?
&#8220;Correct,&#8221; Griffin replied. &#8220;I&#8217;m no longer sorry. The whole outrage was B.S. The whole thing got so blown out of proportion. And I lost everybody; I had Chelsea Clinton tweeting against me. I had friends, Debra Messing, from &#8216;Will and Grace&#8217;, tweeting against me. I mean, I lost everybody. And so I have been through the mill, I also, I didn’t just lose like, one night on CNN; my entire tour was canceled within 24 hours because every single theater got all these death threats. I mean, these Trump fans; they’re hard-core. They have, like, robocalls, and they’re a minority, but they know how to act like they’re a majority.&#8221;
Armytage pointed out that it wasn’t just “Trump fans” who took offense, noting that liberal actress Debra Messing and Chelsea Clinton had denounced the photo.
&#8220;Do you not agree that that picture, holding up a severed head, I know it’s a mask, covered in tomato sauce, but do you do not accept that was a little bit over the line?&#8221; Armytage asked.
A defiant Griffin snapped back at the hosts.
&#8220;You’re full of crap,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Stop acting like my little picture is more important than talking about the actual atrocities that the President of the United States is committing, and I’m also on a mission to tell people honestly if it happened to me, as big-mouthed and obnoxious as I am, it can happen to you.&#8221;
On the night of the 2020 presidential election, as results were still being tabulated all over the country, Griffin retweeted the infamous photo.
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