Reddit user who posted Trump’s CNN-beating wrestling video apologizes

Reddit page that supports President Trump removed the apology.

The Reddit user, who created a video of President Donald Trump ‘beating up’ CNN, has apologized saying he didn’t intend to incite violence against the media.

“First of all, I would like to apologize to the members of the reddit community for getting this site and this sub embroiled in a controversy that should never have happened,” the user, HanA**holeSolo wrote.

“I would also like to apologize for the posts made that were racist, bigoted, and anti-semitic. I am in no way this kind of person, I love and accept people of all walks of life and have done so for my entire life. I am not the person that the media portrays me to be in real life, I was trolling and posting things to get a reaction from the subs on Reddit and never meant any of the hateful things I said in those posts,” he added.

“I would never support any kind of violence or actions against others simply for what they believe in, their religion, or the lifestyle they choose to have. Nor would I carry out any violence against anyone based upon that or support anyone who did.”

“Just because you are behind a keyboard doesn’t mean you can’t hurt someone with your words or cause a situation such as this one where a simple meme is misconstrued as calling for violence,” he said, according to a screenshot circulating on social media.

Redditor HanAssholeSolo, the guy who posted the Trump/CNN clip the president tweeted, has apologized to @CNN, the media, and others pic.twitter.com/GlePoiSlFj

— Brandon Wall (@Walldo) July 4, 2017

The user’s apology was quickly deleted by the community in charge of editing the Reddit page that supports President Trump.

The video is an edited version of Trump’s 2007 World Wrestling Entertainment event appearance and the CNN logo is superimposed on WWE CEO Vince McMahon, whom Trump wrestled to the ground.

Trump himself shared the GIF on Twitter with hashtags #FraudNewsCNN #FNN, and the official POTUS account also retweeted it.

#FraudNewsCNN #FNN pic.twitter.com/WYUnHjjUjg

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 2, 2017

According to CNN, their KFile identified the man behind the account and determined key biographical details. HanaA**holeSolo called KFile after his apology and media group refused to publish his name considering his apology.