Twitter flags another Trump tweet for violating their policy against abusive behavior

Twitter flagged a message from President Donald Trump warning that any attempt at an autonomous zone in D.C. "will be met with serious force" as violating their policy against abusive behavior on Tuesday.

At 8:45 AM ET on Tuesday, Trump tweeted, "There will never be an "Autonomous Zone" in Washington, D.C., as long as I'm your President. If they try they will be met with serious force!"

Trump's tweet came after reports of people graffiting the historic St. John's Church in Lafayette Square, which located next to the White House, with the phrase "Black House Autonomous Zone" during Monday evening's protests in D.C. Nearby varricades were also spray painted with the phrases "BHAZ," "BLM," and "F---" the police."

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On Tuesday afternoon, Twitter placed a public interest notice on the tweet and restricted users' ability to share it for "violating our policy against abusive behavior, specifically, the presence of a threat of harm against an identifiable group."

The tweet is still available to view and can be retweeted, but not liked or replied to.

This is fourth tweet from Trump that Twitter has restricted or flagged for violating their policies amid a broader push to fact-check politicians and enforce the site's terms of service on its most powerful users.

Most recently, Twitter added a "manipulated media" notice to a video Trump shared of two toddlers hugging and playing that had been edited and distorted to appear as if the cable network CNN had aired it with its own chyrons.

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