Trump retweets, then deletes, random guy calling him a fascist

Trump had a startling retweet on Tuesday morning.

During an early morning Twitter spree on Tuesday, President Trump mistakenly retweeted a random guy calling him a fascist:

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User Mike Holden's tweet was in response to a Fox & Friends article with the headline "FOX NEWS EXCLUSIVE: President Trump 'seriously considering' a pardon for ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio."

Holden immediately commented on his newfound fame:

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A few moments later, Trump undid the retweet and it vanished from his page. The president's retweet of a "Trump" train hitting a man with a CNN logo for a head stayed up. Jeva Lange

Update 7:40 a.m. ET: Trump decided against having the image of a train hitting a reporter on his page and deleted that tweet as well.

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.