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After US President Donald Trump’s tweet created a furor, Twitter flagged the publish stating ‘it violated the Twitter Rules about glorifying violence.’
- News18.com
- Last Updated: May 30, 2020, 12:44 PM IST
The White House lashed out at Twitter for flagging US President Donald Trump’s tweet on Minneapolis protests over unarmed American-African man George Floyd’s killing.
Taking notice of the violent protests, Trump had earlier mentioned, “I can’t stand back & watch this happen to a great American City, Minneapolis. A total lack of leadership. Either the very weak Radical Left Mayor, Jacob Frey, get his act together and bring the City under control, or I will send in the National Guard & get the job done right…..”
In a following tweet he mentioned, “….These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen. 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!”
After Trump’s tweet created a furor, Twitter flagged the publish stating, “it violated the Twitter Rules about glorifying violence.” It additionally said, “However, Twitter has determined that it may be in the public’s interest for the Tweet to remain accessible”.
However, lashing out at Twitter, the White House mentioned, “The President did not glorify violence. He clearly condemned it. “@Jack
and Twitter’s biased, bad-faith “fact-checkers” have made it clear: Twitter is a writer, not a platform.”
The President didn’t glorify violence. He clearly condemned it.@Jack and Twitter’s biased, bad-faith “fact-checkers” have made it clear: Twitter is a publisher, not a platform. https://t.co/lTm3Pxxaqg
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 29, 2020
But this didn’t sit well with people, who took a jibe at the authority saying, while “America is in chaos and the whitehouse twitter account is complaining about being oppressed by Twitter.”
coronavirus deaths: 100,000 and counting
unemployment: over 20%
minnesota: cops murdering people on video
donald: why is twitter oppressing me?!
— RThockey (@RThockey) May 29, 2020
If Trump doesn’t like the rules, he can leave. No one is forcing him or the White House to use Twitter.
— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) May 29, 2020
If Trump doesn’t like the rules, he can leave. No one is forcing him or the White House to use Twitter.
— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) May 29, 2020
You don’t condemn violence by escalating violence and encouraging the killing of citizens.
Go home, White House. You’re drunk.
— Liddle’ Savage (@littledeekay) May 29, 2020
The complete world is laughing at us.
— Julia Overbeck (@juliaoverbeck) May 29, 2020
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