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Trump says 'American carnage' and Twitter responds

There was one particular turn of phrase that sparked something of a maelstrom on Twitter during Donald Trump's inaugural address.

<p>US President Donald Trump salutes the crowd after the swearing-in ceremony as 45th President of the USA in front of the Capitol in Washington on January 20, 2017.</p>

There was one particular turn of phrase that sparked something of a maelstrom on Twitter during Donald Trump's inaugural address.

As Trump was describing families trapped in poverty, rusted-out factories, an education system "flushed with cash" but failing students, and crime and gangs and drugs, he backed it up with this line.

“This American carnage stops right here and stops right now," he said.

"American carnage" immediately became a thing.

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