After Donald Trump used social media to incite an armed insurrection and domestic terrorist attack on the United States Capitol, his continued presence on Twitter and Facebook is a clear and present danger. 

While it is commendable that Twitter and Facebook temporarily suspended Trump from their platforms on Wednesday, these suspensions must become permanent bans.

Since Twitter lifted Trump’s suspension, he has started to again use the platform to encourage violence and to spread dangerous disinformation. 

There will be plenty of time to debate whether Twitter and Facebook should have taken away Trump’s social media accounts sooner, yet his continued access puts tens of millions of Americans at imminent risk of harm. 

We implore Twitter and Facebook to do the right thing and permanently ban Donald Trump. Any civilian user would have been banned long ago.

Every additional day that Trump remains on social media is a day that Twitter and Facebook are directly complicit in his dangerous behavior.