Did Trump Encourage Violence Against Reporters in His Tweet?

Disis. J. (2017 Jul 2). CNN: Trump’s latest tweet ‘encourages violenceagainst reporters’. CNN: https://money.cnn.com/2017/07/02/media/cnn-trump-wwe-tweet/index.html

According to the article, President Donald Trump shared a video of a WWEbroadcast (wrestling) which had been edited to show him fighting off a man witha CNN logo on his face’. Trump’s made the cable network to respond through anofficial statement. IN the statement, CNN indicates that it was disappointed inthe unfortunate acts of the president of the United States to share contentwhich poses a risk of inciting violence against news reporters. The authorquotes the press release which further lists the president’s roles andreminding him that he should focus on his responsibilities instead of focusingon what was called actions below the dignity of his office.

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