--- title: Trump Retweets Racist Account On Twitter description: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was criticized Friday for retweeting a racist Twitter account. canonical: https://time.com/4190482/donald-trump-twitter-racist-retweet/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-22T17:17:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:46:40.686Z article:section: Politics og:title: Trump Criticized for Retweeting Racist Account og:description: This isn't the first time Trump has had trouble on Twitter. og:url: https://time.com/4190482/donald-trump-twitter-racist-retweet/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc42a79c943a702e/69887a1a2dce0100499e775c/donald-trump-obituary.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Donald Trump Makes Campaign Swing Through Iowa og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Trump Criticized for Retweeting Racist Account twitter:description: This isn't the first time Trump has had trouble on Twitter. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc42a79c943a702e/69887a1a2dce0100499e775c/donald-trump-obituary.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Trump Criticized for Retweeting Racist Account > Sponsored content. 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Bernstein/Getty Images by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Jan 22, 2016 5:17 PM UTC Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was criticized Friday for retweeting a racist Twitter account. Trump retweeted an image the account posted featuring the face of Jeb Bush manipulated onto the body of a gruff looking man with holding a sign that reads “Vote Trump” outside of the Trump Tower in New York. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/690562515500032000) The account Trump retweeted goes by the Twitter handle @WhiteGenocideTM, sending daily messages of hate towards minorities, frequently including posts that link to news stories featuring the arrest of black males for crimes against whites. Trump is facing criticism from pundits Friday, including rapper Talib Kweli who was among the first to catch the retweet. This isn’t the first time Trump has gotten in trouble over his social media usage. In October he blamed an intern for a tweet that offended Iowans. > [](https://twitter.com/TalibKweli/status/690568857690370048) > [](https://twitter.com/pourmecoffee/status/690564174716399616) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4190482/donald-trump-twitter-racist-retweet/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4190482/donald-trump-twitter-racist-retweet/"},"headline":"Trump Criticized for Retweeting Racist Account","datePublished":"2016-01-22T17:17:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:46:40.686Z","description":"This isn't the first time Trump has had trouble on Twitter","url":"https://time.com/4190482/donald-trump-twitter-racist-retweet/","keywords":["Donald Trump","2016 Election"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc42a79c943a702e/69887a1a2dce0100499e775c/donald-trump-obituary.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc42a79c943a702e/69887a1a2dce0100499e775c/donald-trump-obituary.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Donald Trump Makes Campaign Swing Through Iowa","caption":"Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the John Wayne Birthplace Museum on January 19, 2016 in Winterset, Iowa.","creditText":"Aaron P. 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