Public Perception of COVID-19 Lockdown Protests on Twitter

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#Protests and @realDonaldTrump: Public Perception of COVID-19 Lockdown Protests on Twitter

Molly Kavanaugh Kenyon College, [email protected]

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Recommended Citation Kavanaugh, Molly, "#Protests and @realDonaldTrump: Public Perception of COVID-19 Lockdown Protests on Twitter" (2020). IPHS 200: Programming Humanity. Paper 13. https://digital.kenyon.edu/dh_iphs_prog/13

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