Twitter became a battleground between athletes and President Donald Trump this past weekend.
The social network said in an email to Social Pro Daily that from 9 p.m. ET Friday through Sunday night, more than 3.8 million tweets referenced the hashtags #takeaknee or #taketheknee, including some 2.5 million on Sunday alone, in response to Trump bashing National Football League players who protest by kneeling during the national anthem.
According to Twitter, tweet volume spiked between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
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