<div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> A massive American financial institution publicly renounced debanking customers for their political views. Citigroup Inc. promised not to discriminate against people based on their political views in a&nbsp;<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250603182858/https://www.citigroup.com/global/news/perspective/2025/reinforcing-our-commitment-to-fair-access-to-financial-services">statement</a>&nbsp;on Tuesday. Citi also committed to abolishing a 2018&nbsp;<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230210172328/https://www.citigroup.com/global/news/perspective/2018/announcing-our-us-commercial-firearms-policy">policy</a>&nbsp;that forced customer and product restrictions on gun manufacturers wanting to work with the bank. Citi specifically referenced "<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/strengthening-american-leadership-in-digital-financial-technology/">recent executive orders</a>" and "regulatory developments" in their statement, likely in response to President Donald Trump's opposition to debanking. <a href="https://mrcfreespeechamerica.org/blogs/free-speech/tom-olohan/2025/06/05/victory-citigroup-announces-end-heinous-form-censorship">[Story Continues on MRC Free Speech America]&nbsp;</a> </div>

A massive American financial institution publicly renounced debanking customers for their political view{ai:summary}Citigroup Inc. has announced it will no longer debank customers based on their political views, pledging to eliminate a 2018 policy that restricted gun manufacturers from working with the bank. This decision appears to be influenced by recent executive orders and regulatory changes.The move reflects a growing concern over financial institutions' role in political discrimination, particularly in light of opposition from figures like former President Trump. #politics

Victory: Citigroup Announces End to Heinous Form of Censorship

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