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Trump retweets image of CNN 'bug' squashed on his sole

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 16: U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters during a news conference in the East Room at the White House on February 16, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced that he has nominated Alexander Acosta to be the new Labor Secretary. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 16: U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters during a news conference in the East Room at the White House on February 16, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced that he has nominated Alexander Acosta to be the new Labor Secretary. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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Dec 24, 2017

Posted Sunday, December 24, 2017 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog

Pres. Donald Trump gave Atlanta-based CNN a lovely early Christmas present today: a retweet of a meme of Trump with a squashed bug on the sole of his shoe with the CNN logo on it.

The image originated on a Twitter account called "oregon4TRUMP."

Trump was complaining that the media wasn't giving him enough credit for the positive accomplishments this year.

“Thank you President TRUMP!!" oregon4TRUMP replied and he added the image, which include text superimposed on it: "WINNING."

CNN host Jake Tapper frequently responds to Trump's anti-CNN Tweets. Here was his latest:

A few months ago, Trump retweeted a video of him beating up someone outside a wrestling ring but the man's face had a CNN logo on it.

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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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