Trump shares outdated Sharpton photograph, assaults MSNBC host on Fact Social

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President Donald Trump criticized MSNBC host Rev. Al Sharpton by sharing an outdated, unflattering photograph of Sharpton in a Fact Social put up on Sunday.

Trump attacked Sharpton’s profession, accused him of as soon as being a Trump fan, urged the Federal Communications Fee to evaluate Comcast and NBC for internet hosting Sharpton’s present and mocked its rankings.

"Then he obtained to know Brian Roberts, Chairman of Faux Information NBC, who gave him what would turn out to be one of many Lowest Rated Reveals in Tv Historical past," Trump wrote .

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President Donald Trump criticized MSNBC host Rev. Al Sharpton on Sunday, mocking his profession and his present's rankings whereas claiming the anti-Trump pundit as soon as was a "main" fan of his. (Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Photos)

Together with the remark, Trump shared a photograph of Sharpton from the Eighties, when he was significantly heavier. The picture reveals Sharpton carrying a brilliant purple shirt, suspenders and a gold medallion.

Sharpton, the longtime civil rights activist and former presidential candidate, has undergone a dramatic weight reduction through the years – from 305 kilos to 129 kilos, People Magazine reported in 2022.

Trump additionally claimed Sharpton, now a fierce Trump critic, was as soon as a "main" Trump fan.

"I knew Al Sharpton for a few years, not that it issues, however he was a significant ‘TRUMP’ fan. He’d ask me to go to his faux Rallies on a regular basis, as a result of I introduced BIG Crowds, and he couldn’t get anyone to come back with out me," Trump wrote.

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Rev. Al Sharpton delivers a sermon throughout Sunday Chapel at Howard College Cramton Auditorium on October 9, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Brian Stukes/Getty Photos)

Trump then mocked Sharpton’s profession, referencing his position within the Tawana Brawley case , calling it "one of many worst low-level scams in historical past."

"Then he did the Tawana Brawley Hoax, one of many worst Low Stage Scams in Historical past, and that set him again, BIG TIME!"

Brawley was an adolescent from New York who falsely accused 5 White males of kidnapping and raping her in 1987. On the time, Sharpton served as an advisor to Brawley’s household and amplified her claims within the media.

Regardless of a grand jury deciding to not indict the lads, Sharpton later told NPR in 2013 that he had no regrets for supporting her, saying, "What do I've to apologize for? I believed her."

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Rev. Al Sharpton and Tawana Brawley. (John Pedin/NY Day by day Information Archive through Getty Photos)

Trump continued, accusing Roberts, CEO of NBC Information’ mother or father firm, Comcast, of refusing to fireplace Sharpton as a result of "it wouldn’t be ‘Politically Appropriate.’"

"That is simply one of many many causes that the Federal Communications Fee ought to look into the license of NBC, which reveals virtually completely optimistic Democrat content material," Trump stated.

Comcast and NBC are currently completing the method of spinning MSNBC off to a brand new firm, named Versant. Versant would be the new house for MSNBC, CNBC, USA Community, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and the Golf Channel, amongst different belongings, whereas NBCUniversal maintains NBC Information, the NBC Information Now streaming community, Telemundo and Bravo.