Twitter ruled President Trump’s tweet appearing to encourage residents to protest their state’s stay-at-home orders did not violate the platform’s coronavirus-specific guidelines.

A number of communities placed under strict stay-at-home orders have taken to the streets to protest in states like Michigan and New Jersey. The president weighed in on the protests on social media Friday morning, appearing to be on the side of the protesters to demand people in Michigan, Minnesota, and Virginia “liberate” themselves and reopen their economies.

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