So A Racist Reddit User(W/ A Pause Worthy Name) Allegedly Created Trump’s CNN-Takedown Video...

If you were wondering where that GIF of President Trump‘s fight with CNN came from, well, we might have the answer.

Last week, the video tweeted by the president was posted on pro-Trump subreddit, The_Donald, by a user who goes by the name of “HanAssholeSolo.” The forum is known as an online space for the adoration of Trump, and “HanAssholeSolo” seems to be taking credit for the video while he basks in the newfound recognition:



A review of “HanAssholeSolo’s” activity shows that he has quite the online history, and that he frequently posted racist and offensive messages against a variety of groups. Here’s another image the user posted with regard to CNN.

https://twitter.com/JYSexton/status/881619803080986626

Quartz reports that the user also went on obscene rants against Muslims, women, minorities, liberals, and immigrants. The account appears to have scrubbed some of its old content, but screenshots of the uncensored originals remain.

President Trump appears to have sourced his CNN wrestling tweet from a racist troll on Reddit

Minutes after the video was tweeted, commenters on pro-Trump subreddit The_Donald rejoiced, believing they had been the source of the President’s post. “This is just unbelievable. I am in love with our President,” wrote user Ace_Suburb.



The_Donald is well-known as a cesspool for unabashed racism. Frequent poster HanAssholeSolo, who created and posted the CNN wrestling video clip four days ago, often refers to African-Americans, women, and Muslims using slurs. He or she attacks Black Lives Matter, Islam, feminism, liberals, and, bizarrely, the state of Maryland, and references fake news outlet Infowars.
After Trump’s tweet Sunday morning, HanAssholeSolo wrote “Wow!! I never expected my meme to be retweeted by the ? Emperor himself!!!”

The user also started editing the worst obscenities and slurs out of his or her post history, eliminating the n-word, for example, and deleting a remark about killing all Muslims. Quartz had taken screenshots of HanAssholeSolo’s Reddit history earlier, however, so you can see how the posts looked before they were edited.

President Trump has traditionally had a close relationship with The_Donald, despite public outcry asking the president to denounce white nationalism and racism. Last July, when Trump was still on the campaign trail, he even participated in a Q&A session with the subreddit, and was asked everything from why 3rd party voters should vote Trump/Pence to “What is your stance or position on dealing with global warming as it affects our environment?” (He did not answer the latter.)

White House officials also confirmed that Social Media Director Dan Scavino had played a role in the president's decision to tweet the video.