CNN has now responded to President Trump‘s tweet rather seriously upping the ante in his war against the news network.
You’ve probably seen by now that Trump tweeted a fan video of himself literally fighting back against CNN.
The official @CNNPR account responded with this tweet recalling the words of Sarah Huckabee Sanders just days ago:
"The President in no way form or fashion has ever promoted or encouraged violence. If anything, quite the contrary." – @SHSanders45 6/29/17
— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) July 2, 2017
And yes, Huckabee Sanders said that last week:
And then came this full statement from CNN responding to Trump’s “juvenile behavior”:
CNN statement responding to the president: "We will keep doing our jobs. He should start doing his." pic.twitter.com/Gn1YRA2DRG
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) July 2, 2017
Individual CNN employees have also responded:
This scares me. Mr. President, please STOP. https://t.co/dga7ZAayYo
— Brooke Baldwin (@BrookeBCNN) July 2, 2017
Isn't pro wrestling fake?
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) July 2, 2017
This tweet is so unsettling. https://t.co/0llM8SW4WR
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) July 2, 2017
This is why we keep our ID badges in our pockets on the train and pause before telling strangers what we do or where we work.
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) July 2, 2017
The President of the United States just tweeted a video of himself physically taking down a news organization.
— Betsy Klein (@betsy_klein) July 2, 2017
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