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President Trump getting thumbs down for 'thumbs up' photo after school shooting

President Trump is getting criticism for using this as his Twitter profile photo.

President Trump's Twitter account is often the subject of attention, but it's usually for his messages, not his profile photo.

But that's what critics are focusing on today after he changed it to a photo of himself and Florida officials after he met with first responders who went to the Broward County shooting.

The main criticism is the president is smiling and holding a thumb up.

Our partners at The Tampa Bay Times rounded up some of the criticism, including NBC ""Meet the Press" moderator Chuck Todd.

{"url":"https://twitter.com/chucktodd/status/964889665550643200","author_name":"Chuck Todd","author_url":"https://twitter.com/chucktodd","html":"
— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) February 17, 2018","width":550,"height":null,"type":"rich","cache_age":"3153600000","provider_name":"Twitter","provider_url":"https://twitter.com","version":"1.0"}

Former GOP congressman David Jolly retweeted this.

{"url":"https://twitter.com/samstein/status/964874997578850314","author_name":"Sam Stein","author_url":"https://twitter.com/samstein","html":"
— Sam Stein (@samstein) February 17, 2018","width":550,"height":null,"type":"rich","cache_age":"3153600000","provider_name":"Twitter","provider_url":"https://twitter.com","version":"1.0"}

And CBS correspondent Errol Barnett pointed out the difference between Trump's expression and Sen. Marco Rubio's.

{"url":"https://twitter.com/errolbarnett/status/964897910994415616","author_name":"errol barnett","author_url":"https://twitter.com/errolbarnett","html":"

He is showing support for first responders, and taking criticism for appearing happy at a somber time.

Note @marcorubio’s expression... pic.twitter.com/AKkXeOh8u9

— errol barnett (@errolbarnett) February 17, 2018","width":550,"height":null,"type":"rich","cache_age":"3153600000","provider_name":"Twitter","provider_url":"https://twitter.com","version":"1.0"}

For more, read The Times report.

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