The following article by Mike Molly was posted on the London Telegraph website July 5, 2017:
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.
America’s National Public Radio (NPR)faced a public backlash after sharing the famous document in a series of tweets to celebrate Independence Day.
It’s an annual NPR tradition to read out the Declaration of Independence line-by-line on-air for the past 29 years, but their tweets were apparently misinterpreted by some.
“So, NPR is calling for a revolution. Interesting way to condone the violence while trying to sound ‘patriotic’. Your implications are clear,” wrote one.
Another responded: “Propaganda is that all you know? Try supporting a man who wants to do something about the injustice in this country.”
“Glad you are being defunded,” tweeted another. “You have never been balanced on your show.”
“Seriously, this is the dumbest idea I have ever seen on Twitter,” said another comment. “Literally no one is going to read 5000 tweets about this trash.”
Some tried to clear up the confusion
@spookperson replied: “There’s nothing more American than getting p—-d because you think the Declaration of Independence is s——g on the president.”