{"id":26381,"date":"2020-06-25T15:59:12","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T22:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=26381"},"modified":"2020-06-26T15:59:40","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T22:59:40","slug":"gop-leaders-migrate-to-parler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=26381","title":{"rendered":"GOP LEADERS MIGRATE TO PARLER"},"content":{"rendered":"

A group of Republican lawmakers and allies of President Trump<\/a>\u00a0are joining Parler, a social media app that bills itself as an “unbiased” alternative to platforms like Twitter and Facebook, and urging their followers to do\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0same.<\/p>\n

Sen.\u00a0Ted Cruz<\/a>\u00a0(R-Texas) became\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0latest prominent Republican to announce\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0move on Thursday,\u00a0saying in a video shared on<\/a>\u00a0Twitter and YouTube that he was “proud” to join a platform that “gets what free speech is all about.”<\/p>\n

Sen.\u00a0Rand Paul<\/a>\u00a0(R-Ky.) and Rep.\u00a0Devin Nunes<\/a>\u00a0(R-Calif.)\u00a0have also<\/a>\u00a0shared tweets about their move to Parler. In a tweet shared Wednesday,\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0same day\u00a0a judge ruled Nunes could not sue Twitter<\/a>\u00a0over content posted by its users,\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0congressman described Twitter<\/a>\u00a0as “hell” and said, “Parler is open for business!”<\/p>\n

Trump campaign manager\u00a0Brad Parscale<\/a>, Donald Trump Jr.,\u00a0Eric Trump<\/a>,\u00a0Lara Trump<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Rudy Giuliani<\/a>\u00a0are among\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0prominent conservatives that have joined\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0social network,\u00a0according to\u00a0The<\/span>\u00a0Hollywood Reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Big Tech is out of control, filled with hubris and flagrantly silencing those with whom they disagree, from conservative media organizations to\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0president of\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0United States,” Cruz said.<\/p>\n

The<\/span>\u00a0move to\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0alternative platform comes as Republican lawmakers ramp up their attacks on major tech companies over alleged bias against conservatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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