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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,182 posts)
Tue Aug 15, 2017, 10:00 AM Aug 2017

I think the Madman's a little confused on the Twitters this morning.

He just retweeted someone who called him a fascist.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/15/trump-retweet-fascist-joe-arpaio-241646


Trump retweets then deletes post calling him a fascist

By LOUIS NELSON
| 08/15/2017 07:39 AM EDT
| Updated 08/15/2017 09:25 AM EDT


President Donald Trump on Tuesday shared a Twitter post with his followers that called him a “fascist.”

The Twitter exchange began Tuesday morning when Trump retweeted a post from the account of Fox News’s morning show “Fox & Friends” linking to a story about the possibility of the president pardoning Arpaio, who was recently convicted of criminal contempt by a judge in Arizona. Arpaio, a controversial figure for, among other practices, his aggressive enforcement of immigration law, was a vocal Trump supporter during last year’s election.

A Twitter user named Mike Holden responded to the “Fox & Friends” post by writing “he's a fascist, so not unusual,” which Trump then retweeted from his own account. Holden later clarified that his “fascist” label had been directed at Trump.

Minutes later, the president undid his retweet without explanation.

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I think the Madman's a little confused on the Twitters this morning. (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2017 OP
He WANTS to be called a fascist! yardwork Aug 2017 #1
Call it a Freudian Tweet. nt Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2017 #2

yardwork

(61,626 posts)
1. He WANTS to be called a fascist!
Tue Aug 15, 2017, 10:07 AM
Aug 2017

Look at the symbols worn by the white supremacists in Charlottesville. The Italian fascist symbol - a stylized bundle of sticks - is everywhere. The criminal who murdered Heather Heyer was photographed holding a toy "shield" with that image. (Upside down because he's such a loser he couldn't even get that right.)

These people are fascists. They want fascism. Trump is their leader. He admires Mussolini and Hitler.

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