In his latest jab at the media, President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted a mock video that shows him pummeling a man in a business suit 91裸聊视频� his face obscured by the CNN logo 91裸聊视频� outside a wrestling ring.
It was not immediately clear who produced the brief video, which appears to be a doctored version of Trump91裸聊视频檚 2007 appearance on World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. The 28-second clip was posted on Trump91裸聊视频檚 official Twitter account, with the message: 91裸聊视频�#FraudNewsCNN #FNN.91裸聊视频�
The president in the past has branded the media as 91裸聊视频渢he opposition party91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频渢he enemy of the American people.91裸聊视频� He has taken particular aim at CNN, calling the network 91裸聊视频渇ake news.91裸聊视频�
Bruce Brown, the executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, condemned the video as a 91裸聊视频渢hreat of physical violence against journalists.91裸聊视频� He said Trump91裸聊视频檚 tweet was 91裸聊视频渂eneath the office of the presidency.91裸聊视频�
A White House aide insisted the tweet should not send a chill across the media landscape.
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CNN accused Trump of engaging in 91裸聊视频渏uvenile behaviour far below the dignity of his office.91裸聊视频�
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White House officials travelling with Trump during his weekend stay at his New Jersey golf club did not immediately respond to questions about who made the video or about any message the president might have intended to send.
The video appeared to be a doctored version of an appearance Trump made on a World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. show called 91裸聊视频淏attle of the Billionaires91裸聊视频� in 2007, in which Trump appears to attack WWE CEO Vince McMahon.
McMahon91裸聊视频檚 wife, Linda, who founded and built the company with her husband, now heads the Small Business Administration for Trump and was a generous benefactor to his campaign.
The video was posted several days ago by a Reddit user with the title, 91裸聊视频淭rump takes down fake news.91裸聊视频� It was not clear whether that was where it originated or where Trump found it. Still, the user wrote Sunday about being 91裸聊视频渉onoured91裸聊视频� Trump had tweeted the video. The user who posted the video has a history of posts using anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant language.
The president91裸聊视频檚 verbal shots against news outlets and individual members of the media have grown increasingly personal in recent days even as lawmakers in both parties say the insults only threaten to undermine his political agenda.
Trump has singled out MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski and CNN for some of his most biting criticism, and hardly is backing down in the face of widespread condemnation from the political class.
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A White House spokeswoman, Sarah Sanders, told reporters last week that Trump 91裸聊视频渋n no way, form or fashion has ever promoted or encouraged violence.91裸聊视频�
CNN, in its response to the video posted Sunday, said it was 91裸聊视频渁 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.91裸聊视频�
CNN91裸聊视频檚 statement noted the weighty list of issues before Trump 芒鈧�91裸聊视频� an overseas trip this week that includes a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the stalled health care bill, the threat from North Korea. Instead of focusing on those matters, CNN said, 91裸聊视频渉e is involved in juvenile behaviour far below the dignity of his office. We will keep doing our jobs. He should start doing his.91裸聊视频�
Trump91裸聊视频檚 latest tweet came as Republicans and Democrats have been imploring him to focus on leading the country, rather than exploding on social media.
For days, Trump has focused his ire on Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, co-hosts of MSNBC91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淢orning Joe.91裸聊视频�
Trump took to Twitter on Thursday to call Brzezinski 91裸聊视频渃razy91裸聊视频� and contend she was 91裸聊视频渂leeding badly from a face-lift91裸聊视频� when he once saw them at his Florida estate. The comment was decried as sexist and vulgar by many Democrats and Republicans.
The MSNBC personalities said Friday that Trump was lying about their December encounter and they questioned his 91裸聊视频渦nhealthy obsession91裸聊视频� with their program.
The hosts, who are a couple onscreen and off, also said the White House told them a damaging National Enquirer story about their relationship would 91裸聊视频済o away91裸聊视频� if they called the president and apologized for harsh commentary. Trump quickly disputed the claim on Twitter.
Republican officials acknowledged Sunday that Trump91裸聊视频檚 Twitter feed distracts from work like health care.
91裸聊视频淲e in Washington, we in the country, cannot be focused on tweets,91裸聊视频� said Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., adding that 91裸聊视频淚 get so frustrated when we get focused on tweets.91裸聊视频�
Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio, said he hoped Trump91裸聊视频檚 family would talk to him and say, 91裸聊视频淜nock it off.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淭he coarseness doesn91裸聊视频檛 help anybody,91裸聊视频� he said.
Bossert and Kasich appeared on ABC91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭his Week.91裸聊视频� Cassidy was on NBC91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淢eet the Press.91裸聊视频�
Catherine Lucey, The Associated Press
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