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| Trump tweets cartoon of train hitting CNN reporter | Trump tweets cartoon of train hitting CNN reporter |
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| US President Donald Trump has posted an image of a train hitting a CNN reporter three days after a hit-and-run left one person dead at a far-right rally. | US President Donald Trump has posted an image of a train hitting a CNN reporter three days after a hit-and-run left one person dead at a far-right rally. |
| The cartoon, which Mr Trump deleted after tweeting, depicts the cable network logo being run over by a "Trump Train" symbolising his supporters. | The cartoon, which Mr Trump deleted after tweeting, depicts the cable network logo being run over by a "Trump Train" symbolising his supporters. |
| The president also apparently accidentally retweeted a post by someone calling him "a fascist". | The president also apparently accidentally retweeted a post by someone calling him "a fascist". |
| Mr Trump is in New York where he faces a second day of protests. | Mr Trump is in New York where he faces a second day of protests. |
| White House officials told NBC the train image - captioned "Fake news can't stop the Trump Train" - had been "inadvertently posted" and when "noticed it was immediately deleted". | White House officials told NBC the train image - captioned "Fake news can't stop the Trump Train" - had been "inadvertently posted" and when "noticed it was immediately deleted". |
| In another presumably unintentional retweet, the US president shared - and then also deleted - a post by someone who said of him: "He's a fascist, so not unusual." | In another presumably unintentional retweet, the US president shared - and then also deleted - a post by someone who said of him: "He's a fascist, so not unusual." |
| The Twitter user, @MikeHolden, had been commenting on a Fox report saying that Mr Trump could be planning to pardon Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was found guilty in July of racially profiling Hispanic people. | The Twitter user, @MikeHolden, had been commenting on a Fox report saying that Mr Trump could be planning to pardon Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was found guilty in July of racially profiling Hispanic people. |
| Mr Holden, of Burnley, England, promptly changed his Twitter bio to read: "Officially Endorsed by the President of the United States. I wish that were a good thing." | |
| Asked by the BBC if he thinks the "endorsement" ended when Mr Trump deleted the tweet he laughed and said: "Oh, absolutely. I don't think he really meant to endorse it. | |
| "I don't think he intended to say, 'yup, that's me, the big ol' fascist!'" | |
| "I'm an internet nobody!" added Mr Holden, a 53-year-old IT consultant, adding the response has been "absolutely bananas". | |
| "It's rare you get that kind of attention from the president, isn't it?" Mr Holden added. | |
| Mr Trump has drawn criticism from both ends of the political spectrum since Saturday's so-called Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a woman was killed. | Mr Trump has drawn criticism from both ends of the political spectrum since Saturday's so-called Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a woman was killed. |
| Heather Heyer, a 32-year-old counter-protester and 19 other people were injured when a car rammed the crowd. A 20-year-old man is facing murder and other charges. | Heather Heyer, a 32-year-old counter-protester and 19 other people were injured when a car rammed the crowd. A 20-year-old man is facing murder and other charges. |
| Mr Trump did not immediately condemn the white supremacists, instead blaming "many sides" for "hatred, bigotry, and violence" in the university town. | Mr Trump did not immediately condemn the white supremacists, instead blaming "many sides" for "hatred, bigotry, and violence" in the university town. |
| On Monday he sought to clarify his views, denouncing the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis by name. | On Monday he sought to clarify his views, denouncing the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis by name. |
| But in the process he took a moment to demean a CNN reporter. | But in the process he took a moment to demean a CNN reporter. |
| Asked by journalist Jim Acosta why he had waited so long to condemn the hate groups, Mr Trump responded: "I like real news, not fake news." | Asked by journalist Jim Acosta why he had waited so long to condemn the hate groups, Mr Trump responded: "I like real news, not fake news." |
| Pointing the finger at the White House correspondent, he added: "You are fake news." | Pointing the finger at the White House correspondent, he added: "You are fake news." |
| Mr Trump frequently targets the so-called "fake news media" in tweets to his nearly 36 million followers. | Mr Trump frequently targets the so-called "fake news media" in tweets to his nearly 36 million followers. |
| In May he shared a clip of himself pummelling professional wrestler with a CNN logo superimposed on his face. | In May he shared a clip of himself pummelling professional wrestler with a CNN logo superimposed on his face. |
| Late on Monday, Mr Trump also retweeted a post from an account linked to one of his supporters known for fuelling conspiracy theories, such as "Pizzagate". | Late on Monday, Mr Trump also retweeted a post from an account linked to one of his supporters known for fuelling conspiracy theories, such as "Pizzagate". |
| The post by Jack Posobiec linked to a story from an ABC affiliate and said: "Meanwhile: 39 shootings in Chicago this weekend, 9 deaths. No national media outrage. Why is that?" | The post by Jack Posobiec linked to a story from an ABC affiliate and said: "Meanwhile: 39 shootings in Chicago this weekend, 9 deaths. No national media outrage. Why is that?" |
| The Pizzagate conspiracy theory claimed Hillary Clinton's campaign chief was running a paedophile ring out of a pizza parlour in Washington. | The Pizzagate conspiracy theory claimed Hillary Clinton's campaign chief was running a paedophile ring out of a pizza parlour in Washington. |
| Mr Trump awoke for the first time as president in Trump Tower on Tuesday, tweeting that it "feels good to be home". | Mr Trump awoke for the first time as president in Trump Tower on Tuesday, tweeting that it "feels good to be home". |
| He arrived at the Manhattan skyscraper on Monday night amid throngs of protesters calling for his impeachment. | He arrived at the Manhattan skyscraper on Monday night amid throngs of protesters calling for his impeachment. |
| Three people were arrested, and police expect further demonstrations on Tuesday. | Three people were arrested, and police expect further demonstrations on Tuesday. |
| Late-night show hosts turned their fire on Mr Trump on Monday night. | Late-night show hosts turned their fire on Mr Trump on Monday night. |
| The Tonight Show's Jimmy Fallon, who usually avoids political polemic, rebuked the president. | The Tonight Show's Jimmy Fallon, who usually avoids political polemic, rebuked the president. |
| "The fact that it took the president two days to clearly denounce racists and white supremacists is shameful," Mr Fallon said on his NBC show. | "The fact that it took the president two days to clearly denounce racists and white supremacists is shameful," Mr Fallon said on his NBC show. |
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