Twitter slapped a 'glorifying violence' label on a Trump tweet that threatened George Floyd protesters in Minneapolis with getting shot

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Twitter has hidden one of President Donald Trump's tweets behind a warning that it violates the platform's rules on "glorifying violence," a move that comes hours after he signed an executive order targeting Twitter and Facebook.

Twitter slapped a warning label to a tweet by President Trump that appeared to threaten protesters in Minneapolis.Shona Ghosh/Twitter

The tweet in question was about the riots in Minneapolis over the death of George Floyd. Protests, which began Tuesday seeking criminal charges for the police officers involved in Floyd's arrest, erupted into confrontations with the police that on Thursday caused a police station to be set on fire. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died Monday after a white police officer pinned him to the ground by the neck for several minutes, prompting national outrage.

Trump wrote late on Thursday in response to the escalating violence: "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!"