Twitter apologizes after ‘Die Trump’ trends in Turkey

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Twitter issued an apology after a “Mahvolursun Trump,” which roughly translates as “Die Trump,” trended on the platform in Turkey on Monday.

The Turkish phrase began to trend after Twitter users in the country reacted negatively to President Trump’s threat to “totally destroy and obliterate the economy of Turkey” if the country did anything “off-limits” following the announcement the United States are pulling the military from northern Syria.

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