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Trump fans accuse npr of taxpayer funded partisan advocacy. On the first independence day of the donald trump presidency, the declarations fiery language of revolt. But more than a few people thought that the tweets were a political stance. A newspaper reporter typed up a petition composed entirely of quotes from the declaration of independence and the bill of rights, then took it to the streets. Npr tweeted declaration of independence, and trump supporters. But more than a few people thought that the tweets were a. Declaration of independence, on july 4, independence day. Trump supporters flip out after npr tweets declaration of independence. Confused trump supporters thought npr was trying to incite a revolution to overthrow the president when it tweeted out the declaration of independence. Npr tweets declaration of independence, and trump supporters. One person called the declaration of independence trash. Npr tweeted the declaration of independence and some trump supporters were offended literally no one is going to read 5,000 tweets about this trash. Npr tweets declaration of independence, inciting an outcry from some on twitter who called the tweets trash and said they incited revolution. For 29 years, npr s morning edition has upheld a patriotic july 4 tradition.
Jul 05, 2017 national public radio tweeted the declaration of independence line by line, in individual tweets on july 4, and the responses of some twitter users went viral, huffpost reports. Nprs declaration of independence tweets cause confusion national public radio marked the fourth of july by tweeting the entire declaration of independence, but it seems some twitter users didn. This year, they also posted the text of the document in a series of tweets, much to the chagrin of insane conservatives on twitter. Honoring the declaration of independence on the fourth of july seemed innocent enough. Npr tweeted the declaration of independence and some trump. To commemorate the fourth of july and what the holiday represents, national public radio filled its twitter feed with the words of the declaration of independence. As npr tweets declaration of independence, trumpsters freak out. Us public radio broadcaster npr faces accusations of spreading propaganda after it marked the fourth of july holiday by tweeting the declaration of independence line for line.
So, npr is calling for revolution, tweeted one user. Npr tweeted out lines from the declaration of independence and some trump supporters on twitter saw it as antitrump. Jul 05, 2017 npr broadcast its annual reading of the declaration for the 29th straight year on independence day. Nprs declaration of independence tweets upset trump supporters. Jul 05, 2017 npr tweeted out lines from the declaration of independence and some trump supporters on twitter saw it as antitrump. Out of the more than 100 people he asked, only one person signed it. Nprs annual reading of the declaration of independence. Some mistake nprs declaration of independence tweets for. Jul 05, 2017 on independence day, npr tweeted out the us declaration of independence in over 100 tweets, and some trump supporters were not pleased. Npr dedicated over 100 tweets on tuesday to posting the declaration of independence in full, but some mistook the historic language as a dig at trump. Npr s twitter account tweeted a link to audio of staff members reading the declaration a tradition the network has held for 29 years followed by original lines of the document in a 100.
For about 20 minutes tuesday, npr traveled back to 1776. But not everyone realized what was happening and things got. For 29 years, national public radios morning edition has celebrated the fourth of july with a reading of the declaration of independence by hosts, reporters, newscasters and commentators. Npr tweeted out the declaration of independence on july 4th. The idea seems to have been that by tweeting out the declaration, they could have a wider reach and start a broader conversation. Every independence day, its radio personalities and reporters read the declaration of independence aloud. Npr tweeted text of the declaration of independence, which fooled some who thought it was a call to revolution or a drunken mistake. In 2017, the publiclyfunded network updated the tradition for a 21stcentury audience, by tweeting out the declaration, a couple of sentences at a time due to the social media platforms 140character limit. Npr tweets declaration of independence, triggers outrage. Many, recognizing it was the declaration of independence, said how history is. Jul 05, 2017 npr tweeted the declaration of independence.
Nprs tweet of declaration of independence angers trump. National public radio npr was just following tradition when it started tweeting the declaration of independence on july 4, but little did the station. Npr tweeted declaration of independence, trump fans object to. Npr tweeted every line of the declaration of independence in honor of the july 4th holiday. This action was meant to mimic the fact that npr airs the text on that day also. Literally no one is going to read 5000 tweets about this. National public radio marked the fourth of july by tweeting the entire declaration of independence, but it seems some twitter users didnt recognize what they were reading. Trump supporters mistake nprs tweeting declaration of. This is the first year the tradition has been extended to twitter.
Npr tweets declaration of independence, people mistake it as. Npr reads the declaration of independence its independence day. Outrage over nprs declaration of independence tweets. Npr broadcast its annual reading of the declaration for the 29th straight year on independence day. Nprs declaration of independence tweets anger some trump. This year, that grand tradition of jingoistic jackassery coincided with nprs nearly 30yearold ritual of reading out the declaration of independencean act that then became all mixed up with the kneejerk irrationality of twitter, when npr decided to tweet the entire text, 140 characters at a time. Jul 05, 2018 as business insider reported last year, national public radio npr has, for decades, read the declaration of independence on its morning edition show. Jul 05, 2017 others were under the impression npr was trying to provoke trump with the tweets and praised the outlet for doing so. Npr tweeted out the declaration of independence on july. National public radio npr was just following tradition when it started tweeting the declaration of independence on july 4, but little did the station know it was stirring up revolutionary sentiment.
Jul 05, 2017 npr celebrated independence day by tweeting out the entire declaration of independence in 140character pieces but many trump supporters didnt approve. Npr tweets the declaration of independence, conservatives don. Npr tweeted the entire declaration of independence in 140character chunks yesterday to celebrate independence day. Nprs twitter account tweeted a link to audio of staff members reading the declaration a tradition the network has held for 29 years followed by original lines of the document in a 100. Nprs declaration of independence tweets cause confusion. Jul 04, 2017 npr s annual reading of the declaration of independence twentynine years ago, morning edition launched what has become an independence day ritual. Npr tweeted declaration of independence, and trump. Some trump supporters thought npr tweeted propaganda. Jul 05, 2017 for about 20 minutes tuesday, npr traveled back to 1776. Npr tweets out declaration of independence, trump supporters. To echo its 29year onair tradition, the public radio networks main twitter account tweeted out the declaration of independence, line by. Trump supporters cry bias after npr tweets the declaration.
National public radio took some heat on tuesday when its linebyline tweets of the declaration of independence were mistaken for jabs at the current. Jul 05, 2017 national public radio marked the fourth of july by tweeting the entire declaration of independence, but it seems some twitter users didnt recognize what they were reading. Npr tweeted the declaration of independence and it confused a. The declaration of independence has caused confusion on twitter after some donald trump supporters appeared to interpret the text as an attack on the president. Npr declaration of independence tweets cause commotion. Npr reads the declaration of independence on this fourth of july, npr presents our annual reading of the declaration of independence. On 4 july 2017, as the radio network tweeted the declaration of independence line by line, numerous websites gleefully but uncritically. Jul 06, 2017 outrage over nprs declaration of independence tweets. Or, they just got it confused with the bill of rights.
Declaration of independence tweets confuse donald trump. Jul 05, 2017 national public radio npr was just following tradition when it started tweeting the declaration of independence on july 4, but little did the station know it was stirring up revolutionary sentiment. Jul 05, 2018 in honor of the fourth of july, however, npr started to tweet the text of the declaration of independence. To echo its 29year onair tradition,the public radio networks main twitter account tweeted out the declaration of independence. Trump fans offended by nprs declaration of independence. National public radio tweeted out the declaration of independence on tuesday to mark the july fourth holiday, but not everyone understood what it was doing. Nprs declaration of independence tweets confuse some. Nprs declaration of independence tweets leave some users. Npr tweets out declaration of independence, trump supporters mistake it as call to overthrow president posted on july 5, 2017 by metro donald trump and king george iii of england. Which is exactly what happened when npr decided to tweet out the entire declaration of independence, straight from the national archives, catching the attention of trump supporters thinking the. Nprs declaration of independence tweetstorm confuses some.
That means its time to hear npr hosts and reporters read the declaration of independence. Some supporters of president donald trump didnt recognize one of the nations founding documents and accused the broadcaster of inciting violence and even revolution. But when npr did just that, posting the document linebyline in a series of tweets on tuesday, twitter users thought the. Jul 05, 2017 national public radio tweeted out the declaration of independence on tuesday to mark the july fourth holiday, but not everyone understood what it was doing. Jul 05, 2017 the npr twitter account began tweeting out the declaration of independence in its entirety on tuesday in honor of independence day. To echo its 29year onair tradition, the public radio networks main twitter account tweeted out the declaration of independence, line. Nprs declaration of independence tweets leave some. On 4 july 2017, the official twitter account of national public radio npr tweeted the entire declaration of independence in honor of the united states independence day. Trump supporters cry bias after npr tweets the declaration of.
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