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Twitter hides Donald Trump's tweet about George Floyd riots for 'glorifying violence'

Twitter has hidden a Donald Trump tweet for glorifying violence amid riots in the city of Minneapolis after the police death of George Floyd.

Calling the rioters "thugs", the US president threatened "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" and offered to send in armed soldiers.

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