Trump Deletes Tweet Promoting Breitbart After Interview Derided for Suggesting Violence

[DonViejo]

by Colby Hall | Mar 15th, 2019, 12:15 pm 262

President Donald Trump, or more likely his social media team, have deleted a Thursday tweet that linked to Breitbart.com featuring an exclusive interview that had been widely criticized for the promotion of violence.

In the Wednesday interview, Trump seemed to threaten that things will get “very bad” if his supporters in the military, police, and motorcycle clubs decide to start playing “tough.” The now-deleted tweet was posted at 10:05 PM EDT.

Seeing as the tweet came after news of the mass shooting of Muslims worshiping at a Christchurch, New Zealand mosque that resulted in the deaths of roughly 50 individuals, many commentators saw this particular response as inappropriate.

A screen capped image of the tweet can be seen below.

Given the volume of Trump tweets, it is a relatively uncommon occasion that President Trump deletes a tweet, and most often the reason for deletion is an obvious and sometimes embarrassing typo. But the tweeting of the website — that features a recently published article that ostensibly warns his detractors of Trump supporters getting “tough” — was considered beyond the pale for White House social media monitors (and perhaps even Mr. Trump) and therefore taken down.

So far the White House has not yet commented or given a reason for the deletion of this tweet.

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https://www.mediaite.com/online/trump-deletes-tweet-promoting-breitbart-interview-derided-for-suggesting-violence/

[pecosbob]

1. So did Twitter send him a warning or something?

[vlyons]

2. Someone in the WH realized that he stepped in it

and was tracking flithy slim off his shoe all over the place. Although I seriously doubt that it was Trump, who believes he can do no wrong and the universe revolves around him.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Presidential Records Act

He may have to undelete.....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Records_Act

[gratuitous]

5. Yet another abuse of his authority

As for Trump's "social media team" - whatever that is - if it's on Trump's twitter account, it belongs to Trump. "Keep your eye on your neighbor; if he drops something, it belongs to you." Eminent American philosopher Popeye Doyle

[Hermit-The-Prog]

6. surely there is an exception

Most laws have an unwritten exception for rich white males. Hair Furor Cheetolini depends upon it.

[The Genealogist]

4. That's not how it works, Donald

Deleting your dangerous statement does not make it go away. That's not how how internet works. The whole world knows that you threatened harm on those who oppose you.

[Ms. Toad]

7. He tweeted this more than an hour AFTER the NZ shooting started.

Unreal.