RantCrush Top 5: July 3, 2017

The president is constantly tweeting, but the video he posted on Sunday morning probably takes the prize. In the 28-second clip, Trump is seen wrestling a person whose head has been replaced by a CNN logo to the ground. The original clip was filmed during a 2011 “billionaire’s” edition of WrestleMania, the annual pro wrestling event. Trump also called CNN “FNN: Fraud News Network.”

#FraudNewsCNN #FNN pic.twitter.com/WYUnHjjUjg

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 2, 2017

Since his attack on the “Morning Joe” hosts last week, Trump has ramped up his attacks on the media. On Saturday, he talked about CNN at a rally, saying, “I’m president, and they’re not.”

A lot of people were baffled that a sitting president would express himself like this on social media, and many argued that this could be read as an endorsement of violence against journalists. “It is a sad day when the president of the United States encourages violence against reporters,” CNN replied in a statement.

On this day…Donald Trump tweeted a wrestling video inciting violence against journalists. https://t.co/OtbuSNtGZG

— Richelle Carey (@RichelleCarey) July 2, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.