President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning retweeted someone who appeared to call him or a man he might pardon a "fascist."
Trump had retweeted a story by "Fox & Friends" that he was considering a pardon for ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was found guilty last month of contempt in Arizona for defying a court order regarding racial profiling of Latinos.
Mike Holden replied to the "Fox & Friends" tweet, writing, "He's a fascist, so not unusual." It was not clear whether Holden was referring to Trump or Arpaio.
He's a fascist, so not unusual.
— Mike Holden (@MikeHolden42) August 15, 2017
After the president retweeted him, Holden realized he would get plenty of attention.
oooh, I'm going to have a lot of Trumpites to deal with today I reckon...
— Mike Holden (@MikeHolden42) August 15, 2017
I'm announcing my retirement from Twitter. I'll never top this RT. pic.twitter.com/HuGHkiPoyR
— Mike Holden (@MikeHolden42) August 15, 2017
Trump was again active on Twitter on Tuesday, also promoting an upcoming Fox News interview of Sen. Luther Strange (R., Ala.) and retweeting a supporter's graphic about not being able to stop the "#TrumpTrain."
Trump later deleted his retweets of the "#TrumpTrain" and the man calling him or Arpaio a "fascist."
Nothing can stop the #TrumpTrain‼️ pic.twitter.com/PprEMbiZQa
— SL (@SLandinSoCal) August 15, 2017
Senator Luther Strange, who is doing a great job for the people of Alabama, will be on @foxandfriends at 7:15. Tough on crime, borders etc.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 15, 2017
UPDATED 8:59 A.M.: This article was updated to show Trump deleted two of his retweets.
