Trump tweets video of him body slamming and punching 'CNN'

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July 2, 2017 3:21 PM

The president's tweet showed a video that superimposed an image of the CNN logo on Vince McMahon's face, from a WWE clip of Trump in 2007.

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President Donald Trump took his attacks on the free press a step further on Sunday morning, when he tweeted out an edited version of a 2007 video of him body slamming and punching WWE CEO Vince McMahon.

In the edited video Trump tweeted, an image of the CNN logo was superimposed on McMahon's face to make it appear as though Trump was pummeling the news network.

"#FraudNewsCNN #FNN," Trump wrote, presumably shortening his moniker, "Fraud News Network."

Trump frequently attacks news networks and publications he views as unfavorable to him. In the past, five of the six major news networks have been on the receiving end of his ire: CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, and MSNBC. He has largely spared Fox News, which often runs favorable coverage of the president.

Much of the last week was spent in a public feud with MSNBC hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, after Trump tweeted on Thursday that she was supposedly "bleeding from a face-lift" when she visited his Florida estate over the New Year.

In a speech honoring veterans at the Kennedy Center on Saturday night, Trump attacked the press again.

"The fake media tried to stop us from going to the White House, but I'm president and they're not," he said. "The fact is the press has destroyed themselves because they went too far. Instead of being subtle and smart, they used a hatchet."

In recent days, Trump has focused his attacks on CNN, which he labels as "fake news" and "fraud news."

In its response to the latest attack, CNN said it was a "sad day when the President of the United States encourages violence against reporters."

"We will keep doing our jobs," the network said in a statement. "He should start doing his."