US Vice President JD Vance’s foray into Bluesky was remarkably brief, with his account suspended just minutes after his inaugural post.
Vance announced his arrival on Wednesday evening at 4:50 p.m. ET, stating, “Hello Bluesky, I have been told this app has become the place to go for common sense political discussion and analysis. So I am thrilled to be here to engage with all of you.”
Yet, by 6:30 p.m., attempts to access his page were met with a message: “Account has been suspended.” The Vice President’s posts had reportedly included criticisms of medical treatments for transgender youths and claims regarding pharmaceutical influence on healthcare decisions.
Vance’s first post, which he screenshot and shared on X, discussed the most recent Supreme Court decision, which addressed a challenge to Tennessee’s ban on providing puberty blockers and hormone treatments to minors.
“To that end, I found Justice Thomas’s concurrence on medical care for transgender youth quite illuminating. He argues that many of our so called “experts” have used bad arguments and substandard science to push experimental therapies on our youth.”
” I might add that many of those scientists are receiving substantial resources from Big Pharma to push these medicines on kids,” Vance added. “What do you think?”
Bluesky has not yet commented on speculation surrounding the disappearance of Vance’s account. Bluesky is a decentralized social media platform designed to give users more control over their data and online identity. Built on the AT Protocol, it allows for greater transparency, portability, and customization compared to traditional platforms.
