Trump Highlights Biden Touching Allegations with 'Despacito'
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On Wednesday, Latinos for Trump released a video that uses the 2019 hit song “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi and Justin Bieber to highlight allegations of inappropriate touching by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. While left-leaning articles highlight that Trump and his team continue to push misleading statements, right-leaning articles highlight that Trump retweeted a manipulated video of Biden twice.
A left-leaning article by The New York Times highlights that Trump shared a manipulated video of Biden playing a few bars of “Despactio” with “F--Tha Police” dubbed in. This is in line with Trump’s frequent attempts to suggest that Biden opposes law enforcement. The tweet came on a day that features other misleading statements from Trump’s campaign and his allies, such as when Kayleigh McEnany, the White House press secretary, said that Trump had “always supported mask wearing” during the pandemic a day after Trump cast doubt on the value of wearing masks during a televised town hall event.
A centrist article by Newsweek reports that the almost 4-second video puts lyrics from “Despacito” alongside footage of Biden attempting to kiss the hair of two young females. The Latinos for Trump video also shows footage of former Nevada assemblywoman Lucy Flores, who spoke to CNN about when Biden made her feel “uneasy, gross, and confused.”
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Trump retweeted the manipulated video of Biden twice, with the second time commenting: “China is drooling. They can’t believe this!” Twitter put a “manipulated media” warning on the meme that Trump shared to inform viewers that Biden was not actually dancing to “F--tha Police.”
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Trump trolls Biden by sharing manipulated video of him dancing to 'F--- tha Police'
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