Twitter Locks Trump's Account, Warns of 'Permanent Suspension' If Violations Continue

President Trump's preferred means of public communication — Twitter — on Wednesday put him on notice: If he does not stop breaking the platforms rules, he will be permanently banned.

"Future violations of the Twitter Rules, including our Civic Integrity or Violent Threats policies, will result in permanent suspension of the @realDonaldTrump account," Twitter officials said in a statement.

The announcement follows Twitter's taking the unprecedented move of locking Trump's account for 12 hours following the removal of three tweets it took down over "severe violations of our Civil Integrity policy."

Among the tweets Twitter deleted was a video addressed to supporters who violently swarmed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday. In the video, Trump said he loved those supporters, even as he told them to go home. He also fanned conspiracy theories that the presidential election was stolen from him.

Twitter, taking the boldest enforcement action to date against Trump, has faced months of accusations that it has not done enough to limit the spread of election-related falsehoods and incitements of violence sent from the president to his millions of followers.