Pinterest has taken down a fake page on its site parodying former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, which was sent out by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Valentine’s Day.
The Washington Post first reported on the page on Saturday, after Paul tweeted out a link without indicating it was a gag. It was unclear whether Paul’s staff had created the page.
On Tuesday, the Post reported that Pinterest had deleted the page because it violated the company’s terms of service.
A Pinterest spokesperson told the Post that the company wiped the page for violating its Acceptable Use policy, which prevents users from impersonating any individual or group.
Paul’s tweet promoting it remained online:
Hillary Clinton’s new Valentine’s Day Pinterest board is worth a look. Check it out and please RT! https://t.co/UCOodbX9gh
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) February 14, 2015
The page, “Hillary’s V-Day Pinterest Board,” contained a section titled, “White House Remodel: Can’t wait to get back in there and redecorate!”
The site also posted various memes of Clinton, skewering her time as secretary of state and Democratic losses in the 2014 midterm elections.
In one case, the creator misattributed to Clinton a quote from former Sen. Howard Baker (R-TN) in 1974, during the Watergate scandal. (“What did the President know, and when did he know it?”)
Screenshots via WaPo
