Twitter's response came after President Donald Trump tweeted early Friday: “These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd,” as protests in the wake of Floyd’s death boiled over for a third straight night. Trump added in the tweet: “Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts.” Twitter posted a public interest notice on the president’s tweet, but said it had determined that it may be in the public’s interest for it to remain accessible. | |
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| | Twitter says Trump tweet about Minneapolis protests violated rules about ‘glorifying violence’ | Twitter's response came after President Donald Trump tweeted early Friday: “These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd,” as protests in the wake of Floyd’s death boiled over for a third straight night. Trump added in the tweet: “Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts.” Twitter posted a public interest notice on the president’s tweet, but said it had determined that it may be in the public’s interest for it to remain accessible. | |
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