Donald Trump went after Big Tech again on Sunday when he claimed Facebook and Twitter are 'not immune' from his lawsuit against them.
'They're immune from so many different things, but they're not immune from this lawsuit because what they've done is such a violation of the Constitution,' Trump told Fox News in a Sunday morning phone interview. 'A violation like we've never seen before.'
The ex-president railed against Section 230 protections, which provides immunities for social media platforms from being held responsible for what their users post.
'They're getting the biggest subsidy that any company has ever gotten from a government,' Trump said of the protection in the Communications Decency Act.
Trump announced at a press conference on Wednesday his lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter and Google's YouTube, along with their CEOs Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai.
He demanded at the New Jersey press conference that his accounts be reinstated.
The suit claims that Trump and other conservatives have been wrongfully censored.
Donald Trump railed against social media on Fox News Sunday morning, claiming: 'They're immune from so many different things, but they're not immune from this lawsuit'
Legal experts, however, say the suits are likely doomed to fail, given existing precedent and legal protections.
Trump has been suspended from the platforms since January, when his followers stormed the Capitol building, trying to block Congress from certifying Joe Biden's presidential win.
Trump's eldest son, Donald Jr. issued a fundraising appeal asking for donations to support the former president's class-action lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter and Google.
'Guys my dad is suing big tech!!!' Trump Jr wrote in a post Thursday on Telegram, an alternative social media platform. He added: 'you can click to link to donate to his PAC to help out!!!'
The link directs supporters to a joint fundraising page for the Save America PAC and Make America Great Again PAC, which asks potential donors: 'Will you stand with President Trump and support him in this fight?'
Trump Jr's fundraising appeal was largely met with supportive comments on his Telegram channel, with many vowing to donate and questions about how to join the class-action suit.
Don Jr issued a fundraising appeal asking for donations to support his father's class-action lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter and Google
Trump Jr wrote in a post Thursday on Telegram asking for donations to his dad's PAC
'I have prayed for this to happen since back in February when Facebook permanently deleted my 17 year account!' one person commented.
Some replies were harshly critical of the fundraising appeal, however, calling Trump Jr a 'grifter'.
