Twitter deemed a Trump tweet, which stated “when the looting starts, the shooting starts,” in violation of its rules around glorifying violence, but allowed people to view it behind a warning label.
The social network did not remove the. Instead it let users click on a link next to the label to view the tweet, saying that “it may be in the public’s interest for the Tweet to remain accessible.
” The tweet, the second in a two-part thread from the president, argued for violence to deal with instances of looting during the protests sparked by the“These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen,” Trump tweeted at 12:53 a.m. in Washington, DC, referring to the 46-year-old black man who died after being detained by a white Minneapolis police officer. “Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way.
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