He later said the man, who was assaulted by Trump supporters in the crowd, might have deserved to get roughed up. Mr. Trump and his associates have long been critical of CNN. In July, Mr. Trump posted a video on his Twitter account portraying him wrestling and punching a figure whose head had been replaced by the CNN logo. The video appeared to be an edited clip from years ago when Mr. Trump was part of a professional wrestling event. Late Monday, Mr. Trump also shared a post from the account of a pro-Trump conspiracy theorist suggesting that the news media is ignoring violence in Chicago.

Source: New York Times August 15, 2017 13:17 UTC