President Donald Trump was in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, speaking at the America Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention. Trump seemed very comfortable and in a good mood addressing the crowd, but he seems to have given CNN’s Jim Acosta a bit of a shock by simulating firing a rifle while talking about the Second Amendment.
“We’re restoring our rule of law and protecting our cherished 2nd Amendment,” President Trump says while imitating holding a firearm pic.twitter.com/7HFATO6E4k
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) January 8, 2018
Trump quickly simulates firing a rifle as he talks about "cherished 2nd amendment."
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 8, 2018
Are you okay? https://t.co/K2OePvjDmS
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 8, 2018
He seems … triggered. Imagine how he must have felt all the times Vice President Joe Biden mimicked firing a shotgun while encouraging citizens to purchase one.
What?! A New Yorker that uses a lot of hand expressions while speaking?!?! https://t.co/ckek7ZQHOM
— Constantine ☦ (@constantinescom) January 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/DeNeve/status/950483438703869953
https://twitter.com/RyanK03/status/950481557067878400
Are you triggered? https://t.co/uCR22z7tkt
— Sports Dude™ (@ImTheSportsDude) January 8, 2018
Obvioulsy triggering the media to freak out. #2A https://t.co/eG9UshjUyk
— T M Freeman (@1rightwife) January 8, 2018
Was it scary? https://t.co/LulPlcRXAh
— Bluto (@FluffyDogAttack) January 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/BubbaCat4/status/950484331977498632
https://twitter.com/Timerican/status/950481030653325312
https://twitter.com/thoreAU_WDE/status/950487315851423744
Acosta seeks treatment for PTSD https://t.co/qptIJXHOiM
— Mark Hogan (@inperilous1) January 8, 2018
Trump should be magnanimous and have a bunch of fainting couches delivered to CNN. https://t.co/Wy8ZHm6Q7S
— ?️ The Petrichory ? (@The_Petrichory) January 8, 2018
Sit down & shut up #DramaQueen ? https://t.co/o5s2NHZCoU
— Deplorable Petr (@PragueArtist) January 8, 2018
We know he’s quoting Trump, but those do look like “scare quotes” around the word “cherished.”
Do you use air quotes @Acosta because neither you nor your network #FakeNews @CNN respects or cherishes the United States Constitution? https://t.co/eoBy4QpTlt
— @EyeOnFreedom (@EyeOnFreedom) January 8, 2018
So many triggers at today’s event!
Trump touts his twitter use: "It's the only way around the media.. fake media."
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 8, 2018
Again, they are playing campaign music at an official WH event.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 8, 2018
IMPEACH!
the horror https://t.co/49sU2ONj7i
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) January 8, 2018
RIVETING journalism.
— ???Mary Freeman??? (@Freeman_Mary1) January 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/Hardhat_Patriot/status/950486149394456576
And your point is? Thank God it's not "Roar" or "Fight Song" https://t.co/JnzXklq6N2
— Cameron Cawthorne (@Cam_Cawthorne) January 8, 2018
Agreed, 100 percent.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with video.
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