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Trump allies, GOP lawmakers follower counts slashed in Twitter purge

By Thomas A. Smith

Republican lawmakers lost thousands of Twitter followers when the company cracked down on accounts linked to QAnon following the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol stoked by President Trump.

USA TODAY analyzed the Twitter followings of the congressional accounts for 507 members of the House and Senate in data provided by ProPublica. About 42% of the accounts 213  had fewer followers on Jan. 13 than they did on Jan. 6. The vast majority of those accounts 200 belonged to Republicans.

The numbers reflect followers as of Wednesday, not long before the historic House vote to impeach Trump on allegations of inciting the riot one week earlier.

via www.usatoday.com