He called us afterwards to apologize further. "HanAssholeSolo" posted his apology before we *ever* spoke him. Kaczynski responded to criticism on Twitter Tuesday. That second graf is basically "don't be a racist, or we'll dox you" Ever seen anything voiced like this before? /wvXNN2ftmO
Unusual justification by for withholding identity of subject. “CNN reserves the right to publish his identity should any of that change,” the report noted, an apparent caveat some reporters found strange. One of my best friends is a homosexual and one of my best friends is Jewish and one of my best friends is Muslim.”ĬNN said it did not publish the identity of “HanAssholeSolo” “because he is a private citizen who has issued an extensive statement of apology, showed his remorse by saying he has taken down all his offending posts, and because he said he is not going to repeat this ugly behavior on social media again.” “I don’t feel that they should have posted something like that given the controversy going on between them and the media,” he told CNN, referring to Trump’s tweet. “I love people of all races, creeds and origins. “HanAssholeSolo” called CNN, according to the report, and confirmed his identity during an interview. “I had no idea anyone would take it and put sound to it and then have it put up on the President’s Twitter feed.” “The meme was created purely as satire, it was not meant to be a call to violence against CNN or any other news affiliation,” he posted. “HanAssholeSolo” said he “would never support any kind of violence or actions against others simply for what they believe in, their religion, or the lifestyle they choose to have.” “I was trolling and posting things to get a reaction from the subs on reddit and never meant any of the hateful things I said in those posts.” I am in no way this kind of person,” the user wrote. “I would also like to apologize for the posts made that were racist, bigoted, and anti-semitic. “HanAssholeSolo” later deleted his other posts and published an apology on Reddit’s Donald Trump subforum. Here's another meme from the guy Trump tweeted, this one showing CNN personalities with Jewish stars. Here's another one from the guy who created the meme Trump tweeted this morning, in case you want to know who we're dealing with. In its original report, CNN cited “HanAssholeSolo”‘s other Reddit posts, “some of which included racist and anti-Semitic imagery.” Hey, Junior – the guy said himself that he wasn't blackmailed. He was undeterred by “HanAssholeSolo”‘s reported remarks to the contrary. Interesting point… Seems they want the best of both ways as always. If only spent as much time tracking down info on IRS targeting, Fast & Furious, Iran deal etc as they did a meme writer! #CNNBlackmail
continued to tweet about the report on Wednesday with the hashtag #CNNBlackmail. This is POTUS' son spreading misinformation. HanAssholeSolo is not 15 or anywhere close to it. So I guess they weren't effective threatening the admin so they go after & bully a 15 y/o? Seems in line w their "standards" #CNNBlackmail Īgain. CNN KFILE reporter Andrew Kaczynski pushed back on that allegation. Trump Jr. also claimed the creator, Reddit user “HanAssholeSolo,” was 15 years old.
It was only a matter of time folks… CNN: Trump's Wrestling Meme May Be Racist, Antisemitic via Donald Trump Jr. tweeted after CNN reporters cited the Anti-Defamation League’s statement accusing the creator of the meme of anti-Semitism and racism. “It was only a matter of time,” Trump Jr. spent Independence Day weekend going on a tear against CNN for the network’s report on a Reddit user who took credit for editing a clip of President Donald Trump punching somebody with a CNN logo superimposed over their face.