Taylor Swift’s criticism of Donald Trump becomes her most-liked tweet ever

Taylor Swift tweeted against US President Donald Trump for his statement against Minnesota protestors. It has gained 1.8 million likes so far.

Singer Taylor Swift slammed President Donald Trump on Twitter on Friday. Her post has become the singer’s most-liked tweet ever.

Taylor Swift made a rare, strong worded political statement against Donald Trump on Friday.

Swift tweeted to criticise Trump heavily for tweeting that protesters in Minnesota should be shot. The singer’s tweet, posted on Friday, has become her most-liked tweet ever, hitting more than one million likes in less than five hours, reports billboard.com.

Trump’s original tweet said: “These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen. Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Thank you!”

Twitter placed a public interest notice on the post, which said the tweet “violated the Twitter rules about glorifying violence. However, Twitter has determined that it may be in the public’s interest for the tweet to remain accessible.”

Trump’s message was in reaction to the protests that erupted across the US on Thursday following the death of a 46-year-old African-American man named George Floyd on Monday allegedly due to police brutality.