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Twitter added an unprecedented warning and hid a May 29, 2020, tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump about protests of police violence in Minneapolis, saying it violated their rules against glorifying violence. The flag on Trump's tweet came during days of protests over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died at the hands of a Minnesota police officer. Portions of protests devolved into mayhem, with some people looting stores and burning buildings, including a police station. Trump's tweet had been hidden, but viewers could still click on a link next to it to view it. The hidden tweet (below) talked about the need for authorities to get control over the protests and made reference to looting and shooting: The quote When the looting starts, the shooting starts, has a dark history. In 1967, Miami Police Chief Walter Headley used the phrase during hearings about crime in the city, which prompted outrage from civil rights leaders (contrary to rumor, there is no record of former Alabama Gov. George Wallace using the phrase). Headley also referred to his approach on crime as a war on young hoodlums, from 15 to 21, who have taken advantage of the civil rights campaign ... we don't mind being accused of police brutality. From NPR: Twitter elaborated on its decision to flag Trump's tweet: A few hours after Twitter flagged the tweet, Trump issued a clarification on the phrase, When the looting starts, the shooting starts: In light of the fact that Trump did tweet about looting and shooting, and that Twitter flagged and hid the post for what it called glorifying violence, we rate this claim as True.
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