U.S. President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack on the news media on Sunday by tweeting a video — bizarre even by his standards — showing him knocking down and beating a professional wrestling “villain” whose face had been replaced by a CNN logo.
The 10-year-old video, hailing back to Mr. Trump’s days as a guest celebrity at pro-wrestling events, came after a week in which his unrestrained Twitter attacks on two MSNBC talk show hosts drew widespread condemnation from members of both political parties.
Crude message
In the 28-second video, Mr. Trump, dressed in a suit, is seen knocking down another man in a suit who is standing next to a wrestling ring.
Mr. Trump then pummels the man, whose face is covered by the CNN logo, repeatedly over the head. At the end of the video, a fake CNN logo appears in the lower right corner of the screen with the words “FNN: Fraud News Network”.
Mr. Trump has recently picked up the pace of his attacks on the news media. Besides the crude personal attack on MSNBC co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski he tweeted his intention to start calling CNN #FraudNewsCNN.
Amid a torrent of criticism over his attack on Brzezinski, the U.S. President doubled down on Saturday, tweeting: “My use of social media is not Presidential — it’s MODERN DAY PRESIDENTIAL. Make America Great Again!”
