When NPR tweeted out the Declaration of Independence on July 4, many Trump supporters thought the media organisation was provoking violence and even revolution against the President.
For nearly three decades NPR’s 'Morning Edition' has broadcast a reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 4.
It’s a national holiday in the United States where many Americans eat hotdogs, drink beer and wear their flag with pride.
The US Independence Day commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of the Independence in 1776.
For the first time, NPR tweeted out the lines from the Declaration of Independence. But due to Twitter’s 140 character limit, some of the declaration had to be broken down.
In total 113 consecutive tweets were sent out to complete the reading.
During the section which outlined all the ways Britian’s George III had wronged the then- colonies, many Trump supporters believed the media organisation was tweeting about their President.
Many Trump supporters have since deleted their tweets, but not before some US writers were able to screenshoot them and post it for all to see.
One journalist got fed up with the notifications.
But one Trump supporter admitted he was wrong.
One online user criticised the tweets as "trash".
A spokeswoman for NPR, Allyssa Pollard, said the tweets were shared by thousands of people and generated "a lively conversation."
In a statement published by The Washington Post, the organisation said the purpose of the tweets was to extend their 29 year broadcast tradition to social media.
