From Tommy Christopher:
It was probably obvious to everyone that Trump didn’t manipulate that video himself, but The Washington Post has tracked down a Reddit user who appears to be the person responsible for inserting the CNN logo on an old professional wrestling video.
The Post identified reddit user “HanAssholeSolo” as the culprit:
Thus Han‑‑‑‑‑‑‑Solo’s offering on Wednesday: A GIF of Trump pummeling Vince McMahon at a long-ago WrestleMania, with a CNN logo superimposed over McMahon’s face.
“Trump takes down fake news,” it was titled.
It did fine. A few thousand votes. Nothing special by r/The_Donald’s standard.
Until 9:21 a.m. Sunday, that is, when Trump tweeted a tweaked version of the clip, and made history on r/The_Donald.
The Post notes in its headline that HanAssholSolo “wrote about stabbing Muslims,” which is true, but the user’s reddit history is chock full of racism against other groups, as well, particularly Black people.