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Mediaite reports:
The Trump Campaign and MAGA faithful on Thursday ran with the false claim that James Clyburn (D-SC) called for President Donald Trump to be hanged.
The Trump War Room Twitter account, which is run by the president’s re-election campaign, posted a clip of Clyburn from an interview on impeachment that he gave to CNN’s John Berman.
With absolutely no context whatsoever, the account claimed that Clyburn said “hang him” about the president. “This hatred and anger is out of control!” the account exclaimed.
The number 3 House Democrat, James Clyburn, just said this about President Trump:
“Hang him!”
This hatred and anger is out of control! pic.twitter.com/NPFTdbhgTH
— Trump War Room (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TrumpWarRoom) December 19, 2019
What did James Clyburn mean by “Hang him?”
For him to be a black man he should be ashamed of himself for using such a derogatory term! https://t.co/m6rkakJZP1— Diamond and Silk® (@DiamondandSilk) December 19, 2019
CNN sees nothing wrong with calling for President Trump to be lynched.
Imagine how they’d react if Trump called for Clyburn to be lynched.https://t.co/wlJ8W5xVcq
— Brent Bozell (@BrentBozell) December 19, 2019
Majority Whip Clyburn just said “let’s give the President a trial, then hang him”
A leading Democrat lawmaker just called for the public execution of our President
And the media says Trump is dividing America?
?
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) December 19, 2019
Charlie, you’re completely misrepresenting what Clyburn said. He’s saying that McConnell is doing the reverse of “give him a fair trial and hang him,” suggesting that they already made a conclusion before the trial.
Use your brain for once. https://t.co/NQHmGizbFs
— Siraj Hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) December 19, 2019
This is wrong and should be deleted. @WhipClyburn is using “give him a fair trial and hang him” as an example of a bad model, *not* saying it should be done to @realDonaldTrump. https://t.co/8kMwOpj1Uh
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) December 19, 2019
That’s not what happened. Clyburn was making the point that he doesn’t think McConnell will run a fair trial because of the comments he’s made. Clyburn compared it to someone saying ahead of a trial, “Let’s give him a trial and hang him.” He said it’s like “the reverse of that.” https://t.co/SCg6ovGllx
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) December 19, 2019