Trump tweets defense of Vanity Fair's controversial Hillary Clinton video, somehow brings Anna Wintour into it

President Trump appeared to backhandedly defend Vanity Fair on Thursday after the magazine apologized over a controversial video that proposed New Year's resolutions for Hillary Clinton. "Vanity Fair, which looks like it is on its last legs, is bending over backwards in apologizing for the minor hit they took at Crooked H," Trump tweeted:

Trump's tweet was apparently fired off from his golf course in Palm Beach, Florida, where he arrived at 8:36 a.m.

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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.