Update at end: Pete Souza, official White House photographer for President Barack Obama, swore at President Donald Trump on Twitter Saturday, dropping the F-bomb on Trump and calling him a “pathetic human being”.
The episode is another example of the potentially violence inducing hatred expressed by senior Obama officials against President Trump in the COVID-19 Chinese coronavirus crisis.
Pete Souza and Barack Obama, image via Twitter avatar.
“Am I allowed to say “fuck” on Twitter? Fuck you potus. You’re a pathetic human being.”
Screen image.
Tweet:
https://twitter.com/PeteSouza/status/1246533497617027074
Souza’s swearing at President Trump was an instant hit with the Resistance crowd, garnering over 76,000 likes and almost 9,000 retweets in about five hours after posting at 4:21 p.m. EDT. Souza’s tweet has the apparent approval of journalist Soledad O’Brien.
Yes, you are.
— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) April 4, 2020
UPDATE: Souza deleted his Twitter account Saturday night after publication of this article.
Souza’s verified account was opened in January 2017 after the end of the Obama administration.
