Honestly, how sick and deplorable is this guy?
Parent of toddler in 'manipulated' Trump video forces Facebook and Twitter to remove it
Facebook and Twitter on Friday removed a video posted by President Donald Trump's account that had twisted a viral video of two toddlers after one of the children's parents lodged a copyright claim. The video had more than 4 million views on Facebook (FB) and more than 20 million views on Twitter (TWTR) before it was taken down.
The now-removed clip is a crude and misleading edit of a video that went viral last year which shows a Black child and a White child running to hug each other. The version posted to Trump's account made it first appear as if the Black child was running away from the White child.
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After Trump tweeted the video it quickly went viral on Twitter, racking up millions of views in less than two hours.
Twitter twice flagged Trump tweets over the past month. The labels Twitter puts on flagged tweets are relatively unobtrusive, but they have enraged the President and his supporters and even prompted Trump to sign an executive order targeting social media companies.
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The Trump campaign defended itself claiming the symbol was used by antifa activists. The ADL said in response that some antifa activists have used the symbol, but it is not particularly common.
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