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George Stephanopoulos Deletes X Account After ABC News, Trump Lawsuit Settlement

Variety · Todd Spangler · last updated

ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos deactivated his account on X, formerly Twitter, where he had more than 2.3 million followers. Stephanopoulos’ account on Elon Musk-owned X (@GStephanopoulos) is no longer available, displaying a message that says, “This account doesn’t exist.”

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