CNN is responding to President Donald Trump’s latest tweet, a mock video showing him pummeling a man in a business suit, his face obscured by the CNN logo.
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11: 10 a.m.
CNN is responding to President Donald Trump’s latest tweet.
A network spokesperson says Sunday: « 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. »
On Sunday Trump tweeted a mock video that shows him pummeling a man in a business suit — his face obscured by the CNN logo — outside a wrestling ring. It was not clear who produced the brief video, but it was posted from Trump’s official Twitter account.
The CNN spokesperson said that Trump: « is involved in juvenile behavior far below the dignity of his office. We will keep doing our jobs. He should start doing his.
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10: 55 a.m.
President Donald Trump has tweeted a mock video that shows him pummeling a man in a business suit — his face obscured by the CNN logo — outside a wrestling ring.
It’s not clear who produced the brief video, but it was posted from Trump’s official Twitter account.
Trump’s been stepping up verbal attacks on the media — and cable networks particularly. But an adviser thinks « no one would perceive that as a threat. I hope they don’t. »
White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert also tells ABC that he thinks Trump’s « beaten up in a way on cable platforms that he has a right to respond to. »
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said last week Trump « in no way, form or fashion has ever promoted or encouraged violence. » »
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