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Demovictory9

(32,454 posts)
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 08:20 AM Aug 2019

A few minutes after tweetin about el paso trump tweets congrats to wrestling guy

On Saturday afternoon, while the country watched in shock as news unfolded about a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas that killed at least 20 people, President Donald Trump sent a pretty presidential statement on Twitter. “Terrible shootings in El Paso, Texas. Reports are very bad, many killed. Working with State and Local authorities, and Law Enforcement,” Trump tweeted at the time. “Spoke to Governor to pledge total support of Federal Government. God be with you all!”


All pretty standard fare. Except that a few minutes after the commander in chief sent that tweet it seemed his attention had turned elsewhere. Less than 15 minutes later, he wrote another message praising UFC star Colby Covington, a vocal supporter of the president. “Fight hard tonight Colby,” Trump tweeted. “You are a real Champ! #MAGA.”

https://www.google.com/amp/s/slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/08/trump-tweets-ufc-praise-el-paso-shooting.amp

The commander in chief then went on to retweet a little praise. He retweeted Fox Business Network contributor Charles Payne who praised “employment stats for Black American in July.” He then retweeted a message from Darrel Scott, a pastor who is a staunch supporter of the president, who praised Trump’s involvement in helping A$AP Rocky when he was detained in Sweden. The commander in chief then retweeted another message from Scott, whom he called “a great guy—and tough!” He followed that up with a retweet from i24 News that features an interview with Scott, who obviously praised Trump.

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A few minutes after tweetin about el paso trump tweets congrats to wrestling guy (Original Post) Demovictory9 Aug 2019 OP
I watched that fight. safeinOhio Aug 2019 #1

safeinOhio

(32,675 posts)
1. I watched that fight.
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 08:40 AM
Aug 2019

At the post fight interview that guy was trying to turn the crowd into a trump rally. Surprise, more boos than cheers.

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