Oops? Donald Trump retweets critic saying ‘he’s a fascist’
President Donald Trump appears to have mistakenly retweeted a message from one of his critics saying “he’s a fascist.” Trump deleted his retweet Tuesday after about five minutes, but not before the message sent to his 35 million followers racked up a big response. Trump seems to have been trying to draw attention to a Fox & Friends article on a possible presidential pardon for former Phoenix-area Sheriff, Joe Arpaio, who was convicted of a crime for ignoring a U.S. court order to stop traffic patrols that targeted immigrants. A Twitter handle identified as “@MikeHolden42” tweeted to Trump “He’s a fascist, so not unusual.” The user suggested in subsequent tweets that he was calling Trump a fascist, not Arpaio. Trump retweeted the message to his massive following, triggering an avalanche of replies. @MikeHolden42 responded: “I’m announcing my retirement from Twitter. I’ll never top this RT.” He later updated his description on Twitter as “Officially Endorsed by the President of the United States.” I’m announcing my retirement from Twitter. I’ll never top this RT. pic.twitter.com/HuGHkiPoyR — Mike Holden (@MikeHolden42) August 15, 2017 On Tuesday, Trump also retweeted and deleted a cartoon showing a train labeled “Trump” running over a man with “CNN” covering his face Monday morning. The retweets come after a national uproar over race-fueled clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia. It took two days of public equivocation and internal White House debate before the president condemned white supremacist groups by name on Monday, declaring “racism is evil.” Late Monday, Trump had retweeted Jack Posobiec, a conservative Trump supporter who used social media to draw attention to “pizzagate,” an unfounded conspiracy theory that claims Democrats harbor child sex slaves at a pizza restaurant. Posobiec’s tweet read: “Meanwhile: 39 shootings in Chicago this weekend, 9 deaths. No national media outrage. Why is that?” Republished with permission of The Associated Press.
Hillary Clinton: Donald Trump is ‘not qualified’ to be president
Hillary Clinton says Donald Trump is “not qualified” to be president of the United States. During an interview on CNN Thursday, the Democratic front-runner criticized the presumptive Republican nominee, questioning his ability to handle complex foreign policy challenges and decrying his “irresponsible, reckless dangerous comments.” Clinton said she knows “how hard this job is” and added that she had “concluded he is not qualified to be president of the United States.” Looking ahead to the general election, Clinton asserted that she “will be the nominee for my party,” noting her lead in delegates and votes over Democratic opponent Bernie Sanders. On division among Democrats, she said she was committed to party unity, but argued that Sanders will have to play a role in bringing Democrats together. Republished with permission of The Associated Press.
