Trump had the top tweet during the third day of the Democratic National Convention
Bernie Sanders sent out the most popular tweet during Donald Trump's speech accepting the Republican nomination for president last week. This week, it was Trump's turn to — as he would put it — win Twitter.
He shared what became the most retweeted post on the social network Wednesday, the third day of the Democratic National Convention, which included speeches from Vice President Biden and President Obama. But Trump's tweet didn't mention either of them. "Shooting deaths of police officers up 78% this year," he wrote. "We must restore law and order and protect our great law enforcement officers!"
Trump is correct that shooting deaths of law enforcement are on the rise as compared to 2015. He neglected to mention, however, that even with that increase, now is a historically safe time to be a cop — as replies to his tweet quickly noted.
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