Trump fights claims he stoked violence in escalating Twitter feud

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Trump provoked outrage – and an unprecedented sanction from Twitter – by tweeting, 'When the looting starts, the shooting starts.'

President Donald Trump pushed back Friday against accusations of stoking violence after he provoked outrage -- and an unprecedented sanction from Twitter -- by tweeting:"When the looting starts, the shooting starts."

"He is calling for violence against American citizens during a moment of pain for so many. I'm furious," Trump's Democratic rival in the November presidential election, Joe Biden, said."After stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency, you have the nerve to feign moral superiority before threatening violence? 'When the looting starts the shooting starts'??? We will vote you out in November," tweeted pop superstar Taylor Swift.

Trump is furious that earlier this week Twitter tagged two of his tweets with fact checks, indicating that they were misleading -- another unprecedented measure. This time, Twitter responded by saying that while the rules had been violated again, the company"determined that it may be in the public's interest for the Tweet to remain accessible."

 

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