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07-06-2017, 06:15 AM
Here's everything you need to k**w about the Trump-CNN-Reddit internet explosion
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As with so many things having do with the president in 2017, this mess started with a tweet.*
You've probably seen a few tweets about a gif —*something to do with Reddit, Trump, and CNN — many of them infused with a lot of 140-character anger. From there, fans of President Donald Trump and their most-hated media outlet, CNN, were on yet a**ther collision course.*
SEE ALSO: CNN to Trump: Do your job (http://mashable.com/2017/07/02/cnn-response-to-trump-tweet/)
I've tried to explain what happened, below.
The tweet
On Sunday, July 2, Trump tweeted this short video along with the hashtag #FraudNewsCNN.
The tweet was derided as — at the least — making light of attacks on journalists. Trump has said the press is the "enemy of the people," and the video seemed a**ther significant bullet point in a growing list of the president's anti-media rhetoric.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/05/cnn-cnnblackmail-trump-reddit-gif/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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As with so many things having do with the president in 2017, this mess started with a tweet.*
You've probably seen a few tweets about a gif —*something to do with Reddit, Trump, and CNN — many of them infused with a lot of 140-character anger. From there, fans of President Donald Trump and their most-hated media outlet, CNN, were on yet a**ther collision course.*
SEE ALSO: CNN to Trump: Do your job (http://mashable.com/2017/07/02/cnn-response-to-trump-tweet/)
I've tried to explain what happened, below.
The tweet
On Sunday, July 2, Trump tweeted this short video along with the hashtag #FraudNewsCNN.
The tweet was derided as — at the least — making light of attacks on journalists. Trump has said the press is the "enemy of the people," and the video seemed a**ther significant bullet point in a growing list of the president's anti-media rhetoric.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/05/cnn-cnnblackmail-trump-reddit-gif/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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