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Fake Tweet Puts Words in Trump’s Mouth

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A fake tweet circulating online purports to show a message from President Donald Trump threatening to deport Rep. Ilhan Omar for comments she made referring to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.


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When Rep. Ilhan Omar was panned last month for she made referencing the 9/11 by sharing a video that spliced her words with footage of the twin towers falling in lower Manhattan. But he didn’t say that he would deport her.

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