Twitter flags tweet from Rep. Matt Gaetz about wanting to 'hunt down' protesters, noting that it glorifies violence

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• On Monday, Twitter flagged a tweet from Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida as "glorifying violence."
• The platform turned off replies and likes on a Monday message from Gaetz stating: "Now that we clearly see Antifa as terrorists, can we hunt them down like we do those in the Middle East?"
• The flagging of Gaetz's tweet comes amid a broader push from Twitter to fact-check politicians' tweets and crack down on those from public figures that violate the platform's rules. 
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Twitter flagged a message from Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida about wanting to hunt down protesters as "glorifying violence" on Monday. 

Gatez posted the tweet shortly before 2 p.m. on Monday, writing, "Now that we clearly see Antifa as terrorists, can we hunt them down like we do those in the Middle East?

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