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Trump threatens social media after Twitter fact-checks him

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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened social media companies with new regulation or even shuttering after Twitter added fact checks to two of his tweets.

The president can’t unilaterally regulate or close the companies, which would require action by Congress or the Federal Communications Commission.

But that didn't stop Trump from angrily issuing strong warnings. Claiming tech giants “silence conservative voices,” Trump tweeted early Wednesday, “We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we can ever allow this to happen.” Later he tweeted without elaboration, “Big Action to follow.” He repeated his unsubstantiated claim — which sparked his latest showdown with Silicon Valley — that expanding mail-in voting

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