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Trump tweet about Minneapolis protests slapped with Twitter warning | CBC News

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May 29, 2020
Trump tweet about Minneapolis protests slapped with Twitter warning | CBC News

Twitter has added a warning to one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweets about protests in Minneapolis over the death of George Floyd in police custody, saying it violated the platform’s rules about “glorifying violence.”

U.S. President Donald Trump, who earlier in the day had expressed sorrow over the death of George Floyd, blasted those who were looting during protests. Trump’s phrasing earned a warning on Twitter. (Twitter)

Twitter has added a warning to one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweets about protests in Minneapolis, saying it violated the platform’s rules about “glorifying violence.”

Trump, a prolific Twitter user, has been at war with the company since earlier this week, when it for the first time applied fact checks to two of his tweets. Those were about mail-in ballots.

The third tweet to be flagged came amid days of violent protests over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer knelt on his neck.

“These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen,” Trump tweeted about the protesters. “Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Thank you!”

Twitter did not remove the tweet, saying it had determined it might be in the public interest to have it remain accessible. It does that only for tweets by elected and government officials. But the tweet was hidden so that a user looking at Trump’s timeline would have t

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