Donald Trump comes to fists with CNN in altered video
The relationship between the US president and the media soured on Sunday after Donald Trump shared an altered video on his Twitter account showing him beating a man representing US media CNN.
The video montage, which lasts about 30 seconds, features footage taken from a promotional video from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), the American Wrestling Federation, in 2007. The President of the United States, who was at that time a real estate developer and reality TV star, is seen knocking down WWE founder Vince McMahon at ringside. He hits him a few times before getting up and leaving.
The video editing, however, replaces the figure of the founder of WWE with the CNN logo, as if the president is beating the media.
At the end of the video, we can also see the acronym FNN, for Fraud News Network, or "Fraud News Network".
It is not specified who is the author of this video montage. It was, however, posted from Mr. Trump's official account.
He also tweeted that he was thinking of changing the name from Fake News CNN (“CNN fake news”), a term he often uses to describe this news network, to Fraud News CNN (“CNN fraudulent news”) .
"Below the presidential dignity"
"It is a sad day when the President of the United States encourages violence against journalists," reacted the CNN news channel.
“Instead of preparing for his trips abroad and his first meeting with Vladimir Putin, to deal with the North Korean case and to work on his health reform, he adopts a youthful behavior, well below the dignity of his function, ”she added in a statement.
The Trump administration defends itself
The US president has led numerous attacks on the press, particularly targeting cable television networks.
White House Homeland Security Advisor Tom Bossert further argued, in an ABC interview, that Mr. Trump "is being beaten by cable platforms in such a way that he has the right to answer to ".
Last week, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders claimed that "in no way, in any form or manner" the president had "promoted violence" or had done so. "Encouraged".
