--- title: Trump Tweet of CNN Fight From Reddit User With Racist Posts description: A Reddit user is taking credit for creating the video Trump posted to Twitter depicting him punching a physical manifestation of CNN. canonical: https://time.com/4843738/donald-trump-twitter-cnn-reddit/ author: Mahita Gajanan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-03T15:26:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T16:25:19.801Z article:section: Politics og:title: The Reddit User Who Made Trump's CNN Video Has a History of Racist Posts og:description: It was posted on the subreddit The_Donald og:url: https://time.com/4843738/donald-trump-twitter-cnn-reddit/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt55357b4d4680d539/6988d42b4ee262b82230dfa5/ap_17179695626107.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3262 og:image:height: 1835 og:image:alt: Donald Trump og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Reddit User Who Made Trump's CNN Video Has a History of Racist Posts twitter:description: It was posted on the subreddit The_Donald twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt55357b4d4680d539/6988d42b4ee262b82230dfa5/ap_17179695626107.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Reddit User Who Apparently Made Trump's CNN Video Has a History of Racist Posts > Sponsored content. 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President Donald Trump answers a question about health care during a meeting with the 2016 World Series Champions Chicago Cubs, June 28, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Susan Walsh—AP by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Jul 3, 2017 3:26 PM UTC A [Reddit](http://time.com/4681336/ellen-pao-uber/) user is taking credit for creating the video President [Donald Trump](http://time.com/4843278/donald-trump-twitter/) posted to Twitter depicting him [punching a physical manifestation of CNN](http://time.com/4843303/donald-trump-twitter-cnn-video/?xid=homepage). The same user, who goes by HanA–holeSolo, has previously posted several racist, Islamophobic and anti-Semitic memes on Reddit. One post included a [photo](https://www.reddit.com/r/The%5FDonald/comments/6gxfr2/something%5Fstrange%5Fabout%5Fcnncant%5Fquite%5Fput%5Fmy/) of CNN personalities with the Star of David attached to each person. Another said “F–K ISLAM.” Many of HanA–holesolo’s posts denigrate black people. HanA–holeSolo appears to have submitted the Trump wrestling GIF five days ago to The\_Donald, a subreddit where people gather to idolize the President and hurl hatred toward Trump’s supposed enemies. “Trump takes down fake news,” HanA–holeSolo titled the GIF, which shows Trump punching WWE head Vince McMahon in 2007, but with CNN’s logo superimposed over McMahon’s face. Trump tweeted the video on Sunday, calling CNN “#FraudNewsCNN” and “#FNN.” > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/881503147168071680) Trump’s tweet made for a spectacular day among those who visit The\_Donald. HanA–holeSolo [wrote in the subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/The%5FDonald/comments/6ku6mp/wow%5Fi%5Fnever%5Fexpected%5Fmy%5Fmeme%5Fto%5Fbe%5Fretweeted%5Fby/): “Wow!! 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