National Public Radio dedicated over 100 tweets on Tuesday to posting the Declaration of Independence in its entirety, but some mistook the historic language as a dig at Trump.

The Declaration of Independence, which was crafted as a statement of freedom from British rule and approved by Congress on July 4, 1776, has been a symbol of U.S. liberty since the era of America's Founding Fathers.

As a patriotic tribute to Independence Day, NPR tweeted the text of the declaration in its entirety, but some Trump supporters thought the public media outlet was aiming shade at and inciting violence toward the 45th president:

"A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people," NPR tweeted, quoting the famed document.

A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people. — NPR (@NPR) July 4, 2017

Twitter users were then quick to criticize the tweets, mistaking them for a "hack" or "calling for revolution." Writer for Upworthy Parker Molloy was quick to curate the backlash:

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10 PHOTOS Twitter users react to NPR tweeting Declaration of Independence See Gallery Twitter users react to NPR tweeting Declaration of Independence NPR tweeted out the entire Declaration of Independence, and wow... uh... the responses are... something. https://t.co/KurdVurRgW 🤦‍♀️ https://t.co/ecpPfrQxtG This woman thought someone hacked the NPR account. She eventually figured it out, though. https://t.co/JjJ990rB4g 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️ https://t.co/hO7cIfRUZg I can't get enough of people getting mad online because @NPR tweeted the Declaration of Independence https://t.co/D7MpparS5g So... @NPR "live tweeted" the Declaration of Independence, and it's got Trump trolls pretty triggered 🤣 https://t.co/VidNTStUCV Since trump fans didn't know what Declaration of Independence was and cited NPR for treason for tweeting it, will they call DofI fake news? The MAGAs saw this and were outraged that @NPR was tweeting shade at Trump. It wasn't. It was tweeting the Declarat… https://t.co/7Y1vYXHX7T Quite a few Trump supporters take the Declaration of Independence (tweeted here by @npr) as a personal attack. h/t… https://t.co/MLQiDztqnR NPR tweeted the Declaration of Independence and Trump supporters thought they were calling for revolution. Good night, everyone. Up Next See Gallery Discover More Like This HIDE CAPTION SHOW CAPTION of SEE ALL BACK TO SLIDE

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