Republican rebukes: Trump using Twitter dangerously to ‘weaponize distrust’ in media
President Trump’s
Twitter account again stole the spotlight Sunday, drawing fire from
both sides of the aisle as Republicans stepped up their rebukes and
claimed the commander in chief is using social media as a key part of a
sinister strategy to “weaponize distrust” in his No. 1 enemy: the media.
While Mr. Trump has been waging war against the press since the early days of his campaign, it reached new heights over the past week, culminating in a Sunday morning presidential tweet of a doctored video of him attacking WWE chief Vince McMahon, with the CNN logo superimposed over Mr. McMahon’s face.
The footage was taken from WrestleMania 23 in 2007, and the video led critics, including CNN, to claim Mr. Trump was overtly encouraging violence against reporters.
Mr. Trump took personal shots at MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski via Twitter last week and castigated the press during a speech this weekend.
Even some Republicans say the president’s testy relationship with the Fourth Estate has gone too far. Sen. Ben Sasse, Nebraska Republican and frequent critic of Mr. Trump, said Sunday that the president is using his social media prowess to lead America down a dangerous path.
While Mr. Trump has been waging war against the press since the early days of his campaign, it reached new heights over the past week, culminating in a Sunday morning presidential tweet of a doctored video of him attacking WWE chief Vince McMahon, with the CNN logo superimposed over Mr. McMahon’s face.
The footage was taken from WrestleMania 23 in 2007, and the video led critics, including CNN, to claim Mr. Trump was overtly encouraging violence against reporters.
Mr. Trump took personal shots at MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski via Twitter last week and castigated the press during a speech this weekend.
Even some Republicans say the president’s testy relationship with the Fourth Estate has gone too far. Sen. Ben Sasse, Nebraska Republican and frequent critic of Mr. Trump, said Sunday that the president is using his social media prowess to lead America down a dangerous path.
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