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Facebook employees have spoken out in anger after CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he planned to take no enforcement action against a post by President Donald Trump following the killing of George Floyd.

The staffers said the post has no place on Facebook, adding that they’re “disappointed” and “gravely concerned” it has not been removed. At least six Facebook employees took to Twitter to condemn Zuckerberg’s decision, with comments like “Mark is wrong” and “doing nothing is unacceptable.”

Violent protests have erupted in cities across the U.S. over the last few days after a white Minneapolis police officer killed Lloyd, an unarmed black man, by kneeling on his neck for nine minutes.

As the protests gained momentum, Trump shared the following message on Facebook and Twitter: “Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts.” The phrase was used by a Miami police chief in the 1960s and has been widely interpreted as a violent threat against protesters.

Twitter last week hid the same post for glorifying violence, with CEO Jack Dorsey taking full responsibility for the decision.

The White House’s official Twitter account later retweeted Trump’s first post with the content that was hidden by the microblogging site for violating its policies. Twitter has now hidden this tweet as well.

The White House account hit back at the company, claiming it “has determined that it will allow terrorists, dictators, and foreign propagandists to abuse its platform.” It included a picture of a post from Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.

Trump denied he was inciting violence.

Facebook rules say speech that inspires or incites violence is not allowed on its platform. However, it is allowing Trump’s tweet, which was cross-posted to Facebook, to remain on the platform. The post has been shared over 71,000 times and reacted to over 253,000 times. The message was also overlaid onto a photo shared on Trump’s Instagram account, which has received over half a million likes.

On Friday, Zuckerberg wrote: “I’ve been struggling with how to respond to the President’s tweets and posts all day. Personally, I have a visceral negative reaction to this kind of divisive and inflammatory rhetoric. … But I’m responsible for reacting not just in my personal capacity but as the leader of an institution committed to free expression.”

He added: “I disagree strongly with how the President spoke about this, but I believe people should be able to see this for themselves, because ultimately accountability for those in positions of power can only happen when their speech is scrutinized out in the open.”