Twithead Don can’t block critics

President Trump can’t block critics on Twitter just because he doesn’t like their politics, a Manhattan federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

The unanimous decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upholds a ruling that the thinskinned president violated the First Amendment by blocking users from reading his tweets.

“The irony in all of this is that we write at a time in the history of this nation when the conduct of our government and its officials is subject to wide open, robust debate,” Judge Barrington Parker wrote for the threejudge panel. “This debate, as uncomfortable and as unpleasant as it frequently may be, is nonetheless a good thing. In resolving this appeal, we remind the litigants and the public that if the First Amendment means anything, it means that the best response to disfavored speech on matters of public concern is more speech, not less.”

Signaling the broader implications of the ruling, exBrooklyn Rep. Dov Hikind filed a federal suit within hours against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, alleging she’s violating the First Amendment by blocking him.

“This very practice has been litigated with regard to President Donald Trump blocking individuals on Twitter, and has recently been found unconstitutional,” Hikind wrote in his suit.

An Ocasio-Cortez rep did not return a request for comment.

The Trump Justice Department did not immediately comment on the Second Circuit ruling.

The suit against Trump was filed by the Knight First Amendment Institute on behalf of five people blocked by Trump after they tweeted criticisms at him.

“This decision will ensure that people aren’t excluded from these forums simply because of their viewpoints, and that public officials aren’t insulated from their constituents’ criticism,” Knight Executive Director Jameel Jaffer said.