President Donald Trump is being accused of encouraging violence against reporters after
he tweeted a bizarre edited video clip of himself 'beating up CNN.'
The video appeared to be a modified version of a 2007 appearance by Trump at World Wrestling
Entertainment's WrestleMania 23 promotion, in which Trump 'takes down' WWE Chairman Vince
McMahon.
In Sunday's video, McMahon's head has been replaced with the CNN logo.
After Trump appears to beat on the CNN effigy, a logo, 'FNN Fraud News Network' appears at
the bottom of the screen in script similar to that of CNN.
The 71-year-old president captioned the tweet he sent around 9.45am with '#FraudNewsCNN
#FNN'.
The official @POTUS handle also retweeted the video that appears to be a literal embodiment
of his assault against the media.
The tweet comes one day after Trump publicly pondered over 'changing the name #FakeNews
CNN to #FraudNewsCNN!' and claimed his use of social media was 'MODERN DAY PRESIDENTIAL.'
But three days prior, White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders claimed 'the President
in no way, form or fashion has ever promoted or encouraged violence.'
The video tweet Trump sent Sunday morning apparently came directly from a Reddit thread
aimed at alt-right, far-right, and Trump supporters where it began circulating earlier this week.
It's unclear how the president became aware of the edited clip.
The Cable News Network's PR Twitter account responded to the president's tweet via Twitter
by quoting Sanders They also tweeted: 'It is a sad day when the
President of the United States encourages violence against reporters.
'Clearly, Sarah Huckabee Sanders lied when she said the President had never done so.'
CNN added that that Trump is engaged in 'juvenile behavior far below the dignity of his office.'
As a presidential candidate and as commander-in-chief, Trump has repeatedly made known his disdain
for the media, calling it 'the enemy of the American people' and frequently referring
to mainstream news organizations as 'failing' or 'fake news.'
Sanders has yet to comment on Trump's tweet, but Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert
watched the clip the president tweeted for the first time during his appearance on ABC
News' 'This Week'
While watching, Bossert appeared to be speechless before he quickly launched into the administration's
talking points.
He told host Martha Raddatz that he was 'pretty proud of the president for developing a ... social
media platform where he can talk directly to the American people.'
'In fact, he's the most genuine President and the most non-politician president that
we've seen in my lifetime ... Whatever the content of that particular tweet is or any
tweet, he's demonstrated a genuine ability to communicate to the people,' Bossert told
Raddatz.
When pressed by Raddatz on that particular tweet seeming like 'a threat,' Bossert replied,
'I think that no one would perceive that as a threat.
I hope they don't.'
The president's attacks on the press have seemingly escalated this week as he rebuked
his Twitter mockery of MSNBC's Morning Joe hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough.
'I'm President and they're not,' Trump said during a Saturday night speech at the Kennedy
Center meant to honor veterans.
'We won and they lost ... The fact is, the press has destroyed themselves because they
went too far, instead of being subtle and smart.'
Trump's Sunday morning tweet drew criticism and outrage from many members of the media
and politicians.
Congresswoman and Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi
tweeted: 'Violence & violent imagery to bully the press must be rejected.
This #July4th, celebrate freedom of the press, guardians to our democracy'
CNN's Jim Acosta fired back and tweeted, 'Isn't pro wrestling fake?'
'The speed with which we're recapitulating the decline and fall of Rome is impressive.
What took Rome centuries we're achieving in months,' tweeted Bill Kristol, a conservative
commentator and editor-at-large of The Weekly Standard.
Ana Navarro, a CNN, ABC and Telemundo contributor tweeted:
'America, stand against this.
Trump is going to end up getting a media person killed w/this incitement to violence.
Maybe then, he'll stop.'
CNN's Andrew Kaczynski tweeted: 'This tweet is juvenile and probably beneath dignity of
what president should do – still IMO bit overboard in how everyone's reacting.
'Calling the press 'the enemy of the American people' was in my opinion 1000x worse than
that tweet taken from Reddit.
'And the environment is bad.
And every journalist I know has a deeply ominous feeling about what this rhetoric is encouraging.
'I know I'm not the only one, but this year is the first time I ever received actual death
threats.
It's scary especially because...
'....many of the articles from fever swamps that intentionally impugn your motives have
no accountability for their mistakes.'
Trump is spending a long weekend at his property in Bedminster, New Jersey.
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