Article snippet: an edited video that shows him physically attacking a person with the CNN logo superimposed in front of his face at a WWE wrestling match. Ari Fleischer, who served as White House press secretary during the first term of fellow Republican George W. Bush, tweeted that he believes the president has gone too far in his ongoing rhetorical battle with the press. "I never minded a good ‘fight’ w the press. It's part of our democracy to disagree. But this goes too far," Fleischer wrote in a four part comment on Twitter. "Some will think it's funny. I find it in poor taste." Fleischer added that he wants to see Trump's contentious relationship with the press softened. "The Press should be more fair to Trump. And the President should tone things down," he concluded. Adam Schiff, a Democrat representing California's 28th congressional district and a ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, linked Trump's rhetoric to the real life violence inflicted in May on Guardian reporter Greg Gianforte -- the Republican candidate in Montana's special House contest -- on the eve of an election that he eventually won. Gianforte pleaded guilty in court on a charge of misdemeanor assault. "Where will [Trump's] downward spiral take us?" Schiff asked. Rep. Eric Swalwell, the Democrat representing California's 15th congressional district, also responded on Twitter, saying,"You were elected to be a check on power. Check it, or you condone it." John ... Link to the full article to read more
Critics pounce on Trump following CNN wrestling tweet - ABC News
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