In the tweet, Trump wrote, “North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States. They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen.”
Some users on Twitter had reported the tweet as being a violation of the company’s rules against violent threats, but Twitter said in a statement that the tweet “does not appear to be in violation of the Twitter Rules.”
The company said it does not consider “rhetorical hyperbole, puffery, or bluster” to be a threat of violence.
Twitter’s decision not to remove the tweet was met with mixed reactions. Some users praised the company for not censoring the president, while others said the tweet should have been removed for violating the company’s rules against threats of violence.
This is not the first time Twitter has come under fire for its decision-making process when it comes to controversial tweets from prominent figures. In the past, the company has been criticized for both taking down tweets that some users felt were not offensive and for not taking down tweets that some users felt were offensive.
Twitter has said it is committed to taking action against tweets that violate its rules, but the company has also said that it wants to allow for robust debate on its platform.
