Twitter: Trump's Minneapolis Tweet Is 'Glorifying Violence'

MINNEAPOLIS — Twitter has hidden one of President Donald Trump's tweets about the riots in Minneapolis. The social media platform says it "violated the Twitter Rules about glorifying 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," Trump wrote.

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"Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Thank you!"

Trump followed his tweets about Minneapolis by accusing Twitter of being biased against conservatives and himself:

Riots in Minneapolis, St. Paul

The Minneapolis Police Department's 3rd Precinct building was abandoned by police, taken over and burned Thursday night as protesters once again took to the streets, marking the third night of demonstrations following the death of George Floyd.

The 46-year-old man died after being arrested Monday and a video of his arrest that has now been seen countless times shows a police officer place his knee on Floyd's neck as the man says he cannot breathe.

The Minnesota National Guard, which was activated by Gov. Tim Walz earlier in the day, said 500 soldiers were being sent to Saint Paul, Minneapolis and surrounding communities.

"Our mission is to protect life, preserve property and the right to peacefully demonstrate," the National Guard said in a statement. "A key objective is to ensure fire departments are able to respond to calls."

Earlier in the day, demonstrators in nearby Saint Paul threw rocks, liquor bottles, and bricks at police in the area of the Target on University Avenue, authorities said, as officers tried to get the crowd to disperse. At the Saint Paul protest, a fire broke out an auto shop.

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