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• @realdonaldtrump Donald J. Trump on x

  ....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!

• @realdonaldtrump Donald J. Trump on x

  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.....

• @whitehouse @whitehouse on x

  “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!” h…

• @twittercomms @twittercomms on x

  We have placed a public interest notice on this Tweet from @realdonaldtrump. https://twitter.com/...

• @realdonaldtrump Donald J. Trump on x

  Twitter is doing nothing about all of the lies & propaganda being put out by China or the Radical Left Democrat Party. They have targeted Republicans, Conservatives & the President of the United States. Section 230 should be revoked by Congress. Until then, it will be regulated!

• @scavino45 @scavino45 on x

  Twitter is targeting the President of the United States 24/7, while turning their heads to protest organizers who are planning, plotting, and communicating their next moves daily on this very platform. Twitter is full of shit - more and more people are beginning to get it. https:…

• @twittercomms @twittercomms on x

  This Tweet violates our policies regarding the glorification of violence based on the historical context of the last line, its connection to violence, and the risk it could inspire similar actions today. https://help.twitter.com/...

• @twittercomms @twittercomms on x

  We've taken action in the interest of preventing others from being inspired to commit violent acts, but have kept the Tweet on Twitter because it is important that the public still be able to see the Tweet given its relevance to ongoing matters of public importance.

• @toddzwillich Todd Zwillich on x

  “When the looting starts, the shooting starts,” is a threat coined by Miami Police Chief Walter Headley, who promised violent reprisals on black protesters in 1967. He also said: “We don't mind being accused of police brutality. They haven't seen anything yet.” https://twitter.co…

• @tomwarren Tom Warren on x

  just ban him already 🙄 https://twitter.com/...

• @jimwaterson Jim Waterson on x

  There's literally no way to win against bad faith actions. People like you and me quote tweeting this with an exasperated comment is the aim. Ignoring it isn't possible. And decision by Twitter to hide it isn't hiding it, it's instead amplifying each tweet on a massive scale. htt…

• @anthony Anthony DeRosa on x

  The historical context of Trump's use of “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.” https://www.wsj.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @brendancarrfcc Brendan Carr on x

  Twitter has abandoned any attempt at a good faith application of its rules. No one should take comfort in that. Here it is punishing speakers based on whether it approves or disapproves of their politics. https://twitter.com/...

• @jason_kint @jason_kint on x

  And here is the White House official account now with the same tweet labeled serving a notice from Twitter. It's hard to believe Twitter isn't on strong legal ground to do this. That said, the other tech platforms should be supporting Twitter in this right. https://twitter.com/..…

• @pranavdixit @pranavdixit on x

  Twitter just confirmed to @BuzzFeedNews that they put a warning label on the tweets by Trump and the White House based on the historical context of the last line. In 1967, Miami Police Chief Walter Headley used the line to describe his approach to protests in black neighborhoods.…

• @jason_kint @jason_kint on x

  interesting. not sure our agency commissioners should be diving in real-time. I believe this FCC tweet, shared by White House no less, muddies situation especially w Griffin comparison. Her tweet was removed, IOW Twitter took action. The remaining tweet is a news report about it.…

• @orinkerr Orin Kerr on x

  Trump doesn't care at all about the Constitution, of course, especially when he's trying to scare voters. But actually following a policy of “when the looting starts, the shooting starts” would violate the 4th Amendment, for starters. See Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1 (1985). h…

• @piersmorgan Piers Morgan on x

  The White House is officially endorsing the President's threat to shoot Americans. This is absolutely disgraceful. 👇 https://twitter.com/...

• @davidaxelrod David Axelrod on x

  You might ask if this really is the time to cheap shot the mayor of a shaken city & threaten more violence? It is if your MO is to inflame and exploit any crisis for your own perceived political advantage. You see tragedy. He sees opportunity. https://twitter.com/...

• @hughhewitt Hugh Hewitt on x

  This is proof that @Jack checks in from his island annually, and did so on Wednesday then left for the year, leaving George Costanza in charge: https://www.wsj.com/...

• @chrismegerian Chris Megerian on x

  Apart from the profanity, why is a White House advisor criticizing a technology platform for allowing protestors to organize? That seems to fall under freedom of assembly. https://twitter.com/...

• @sruhle Stephanie Ruhle on x

  With all due respect @DanScavino, If @Twitter is so terrible, stop using it. @realDonaldTrump has the ability to reach the public using many other platforms. & he can always accept our invitations for interviews. https://twitter.com/...

• @gruber John Gruber on x

  If Twitter has a plan here it's to slowly drive Trump over the edge tweet but tweet. https://twitter.com/...

• @alexhern @alexhern on x

  this only ends with Twitter banning Trump and I wonder if Twitter can see that

• @orinkerr Orin Kerr on x

  (1) President: Let's shoot looters. (2) Twitter: That violates our terms of service, so we'll put up a warning. It's fascinating to see who thinks the big story is (1) and who thinks the big story is (2).

• @ow @ow on x

  Twitter has finally done the bare minimum after years of condoning these types of tweets. Wild to see Twitter do this while Mark Zuckerberg is saying Facebook shouldn't have to do anything at all. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

• @psythor James O'Malley on x

  There is always a tweet! https://twitter.com/...

• @brendancarrfcc Brendan Carr on x

  Twitter's censorship here doesn't even appear to fall within the policy it cites. Like any business, Twitter has a right to its views. And like any business, Twitter is accountable for meeting its terms of service. No business gets to violate those terms for political reasons.

• @rsg Bobby Goodlatte on x

  Amazing leadership from @jack. Standing up for what's right. Standing up against Trump's bigotry & hate-mongering—with the entire company on the line. Thank you. ♥️ https://twitter.com/...

• @jonlemire Jonathan Lemire on x

  And now the official White House account reposts the president's tweet that was flagged by Twitter for promoting violence https://twitter.com/...

• @jordanuhl Jordan on x

  twitter has a stronger punishment for the guy who pretended to be a Starbucks manager and said he wouldn't let employees say merry christmas than it does for trump tweeting about instructing the military to massacre people. pretty great

• @franklinleonard Franklin Leonard on x

  Is it someone's job to wake him up to inform him that this happened or do they just wait until he wakes up in the morning and sees it? https://twitter.com/...

• @hshaban Hamza Shaban on x

  — Trump threatens to call the National Guard and says “when the looting starts, the shooting starts” — Twitter places a “public interest notice” on Trump's tweet, so users have to click _View_ to see it. — Users can't like reply or retweet it, but can retweet with comment https:/…

• @alexia Alexia Bonatsos on x

  Wow. Go @jack https://twitter.com/...

• @pbump Philip Bump on x

  Late Wednesday night: Trump elevates a tweet in which a man says that the only good Democrat is a dead one. Late Thursday night: Trump endorses shooting people who commit property damage. Uh, stay tuned, I guess.

• @somebadideas Aaron Stewart-Ahn on x

  I'll say this for twitter at least they're not Facebook, doubling down on its policy of allowing its platform to incite genocide like it did in Myanmar https://twitter.com/...

• @jason_kint @jason_kint on x

  In sharp contrast, here is how same statement currently looks on Facebook and Instagram. Facebook's CEO went out strong yesterday across tv news claiming to differentiate his company in support of free speech. That's misleading as to what happens when adding a label. https://twit…