Redditor apologizes for creating CNN takedown video tweeted by Trump
HanAssholeSolo, the Reddit user behind the now-famous video showing
Trump body-slamming the CNN logo, apologized Tuesday in a post on the
website.
In a lengthy post on the popular social media site, Solo apologized for past anti-Semitic posts, and to CNN for the video.
"I
would like to apologize to the members of the Reddit community for
getting this site and this sub embroiled in a controversy that should
never have happened," Solo wrote.
"I would also like to apologize
for the posts made that were racist, bigoted, and anti-semitic. I am in
no way this kind of person, I love and accept people of all walks of
life and have done so for my entire life."
On Sunday,
Trump tweeted Solo's video with sound effects that were added at an
unknown point. The tweet, which has now been retweeted more than 330,000
times, immediately sparked backlash from CNN and other journalists.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 2, 2017
Solo apologized, calling the post 'satire'.
"The meme was created purely as satire, it was not meant to be a call to
violence against CNN or any other news affiliation," they wrote. "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."
Solo went on, calling trolling an "addiction" and urging other Redditors to
reject bullying.
"Trolling is nothing more than bullying a wide audience," they wrote. "Don't
feed your own self-worth based upon inflicting suffering upon others online just
because you are behind a keyboard."
"We as redditors and as Americans are better than this."
The Reddit user also wrote that despite the meme's content, they have respect
for the First Amendment and reporters.
"Our first amendment protects the press from things like violence, and we as
American citizens should respect that even if the opinions of the press are not
in line with our own," Solo wrote.
"I have the highest respect for the journalist community and they put their
lives on the line every day with the jobs that they do in reporting the
news."
Solo concluded the post by announcing that they would be abandoning their
account on the website.
CNN told The Hill on Sunday that it's a "sad day when the president of the
United States encourages violence against reporters."
"Clearly, Sarah Huckabee Sanders lied when she said the president had never
done so. Instead of preparing for his overseas trip, his first meeting with
Vladimir Putin, dealing with North Korea and working on his healthcare bill, he
is instead involved in juvenile behavior far below the dignity of his office. We
will keep doing our jobs. He should start doing his."
Source: The Hilll
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