Donald Trump Jr. has been especially busy on Twitter the past two days.

The president’s oldest son and namesake began Thursday morning by making himself an internet punchline after posting a tweet with the abbreviation for “Saturday Night Live” misspelled as “S&L.”

It’s almost like a funny version of an S&L skit. https://t.co/JSYVOyJZNk — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) January 31, 2019

Later in the day, he actually trumpeted a CNN report — instead of labeling it “#fakenews” — because it countered a Democratic talking point on the Russia investigation. CNN reported that Trump Jr. didn’t call his father around the time of the infamous June 2016 Trump Tower meeting.

But Trump Jr. also took some time Thursday and Friday to promote a widely spread theory about the reported hate crime attack against “Empire” actor and LGBTQ activist Jussie Smollett.

Trump Jr. liked and retweeted posts by people who have suggested that the reported attack early Tuesday in Chicago could be a left-wing hoax, perpetrated by a Hollywood celebrity who has been outspoken in his opposition to Trump’s presidency, according to Splinter News and a review of Trump Jr.’s Twitter feed. The investigation has since taken a turn, with police allegedly questioning whether Smollett staged the incident.

Among those promoting this view are conservative commentator Candace Owens, whose post Friday was liked by Trump Jr.

DonaldJTrumpJr liked this tweet: https://t.co/tLahDBuNhr — Trump Alert (@TrumpsAlert) February 1, 2019

Meanwhile, Smollett on Friday broke his silence about the attack, issuing a statement to Essence: “I’m OK. My body is strong but my soul is stronger.” He also seemed to refute the hoax allegations by saying he is working with investigators and has been “factual and consistent” in his statements to them.

TMZ reported that Smollett’s representatives had clarified several points attributed to Smollett’s account that prompted Trump Jr., Owens and others to assert that he has exaggerated or fabricated the incident.

According to police, Smollett was attacked after he left a Subway restaurant near his apartment in downtown Chicago. The attackers first yelled racial and homophobic slurs before they beat him and poured an unknown chemical substance over him, officials said; they also reportedly yelled “This is MAGA country,” and one wrapped a rope around Smollett’s neck.

Smollett’s representatives told TMZ that he declined to turn over his phone to police when “informally asked.” Police reportedly wanted to verify that he was talking to his manager when the attack occurred.

The sources said Smollett was “uncomfortable” giving up his phone. Contrary to some reports, Smollett is willing to provide his phone records and is in the process of gathering them.

Smollett also denied ever telling police his attackers were wearing red MAGA hats, the sources said. Instead, the actor said, they screamed “MAGA country.”

Finally, Smollett said he kept the rope around his neck after the attack to “preserve the evidence,” according to his representatives. He only kept it on until police arrived at his building 42 minutes after the incident. Contrary to some reports, Smollett didn’t have the rope around his neck when he later went to the hospital.

Splinter News described Smollett’s attack as the “latest scandal du jour for the internet’s assortment of cranks, conspiracy mongers and racists.”

Trump Jr. began his Smollett commentary midday Thursday by liking a tweet by conservative comedian Terrence K. Williams, who called Smollett’s story “fishy.”

DonaldJTrumpJr liked this tweet: https://t.co/zDHrwGOw9e — Trump Alert (@TrumpsAlert) January 31, 2019

Williams’ tweet came about the same time Thursday that President Donald Trump was in the Oval Office offering brief remarks about the attack.

In response to a reporter’s question about the attack, Trump replied, “That I can tell you is horrible. I’ve seen it … last night. It doesn’t get worse, as far as I’m concerned.”

But Trump didn’t elaborate on the case or address the report that the attackers shouted “MAGA country,” apparently to show their allegiance to the president’s particular right-wing views.

As for Trump Jr.’s comments on the case, the president’s son also liked a tweet from a radio pundit who brought up the report about Smollett’s phone to cast doubt on his story.

DonaldJTrumpJr liked this tweet: https://t.co/Wz0CjkA0em — Trump Alert (@TrumpsAlert) January 31, 2019

Trump Jr. also retweeted two more posts that referenced the phone issue, including a tweet from director and producer Robby Starbuck who asked, “Does anybody else smell something?”

Does anybody else smell something? https://t.co/fVjFxkJPy5 — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 31, 2019

On Friday, Trump Jr. was busy again on the Smollett case, in between touting a report that the U.S. economy added 304,000 jobs in January and retweeting a post from a Fox News contributor calling House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff “the sleaziest swamp rat.”

In addition to liking the tweet from Owens, Trump Jr. also gave a thumbs up to this one:

DonaldJTrumpJr liked this tweet: https://t.co/fSu07laQDM — Trump Alert (@TrumpsAlert) February 1, 2019

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Jussie Smollett speaks out in first public appearance since reported attack Trump Jr. is no stranger to promoting questionable stories, especially when they challenge his father’s political or media enemies.

In late October, he liked tweets related to the spate of of suspicious packages sent to prominent Democrats and CNN offices in New York City, according to Yahoo News. Trump Jr. liked tweets that suggested the acts were actually carried out by Democrats or Democratic allies in an attempt to “pick up blue sympathy” votes in the weeks before the midterm elections.

In September, CNN host Anderson Cooper chastised Trump Jr. for “tweeting lies” about his coverage of Hurricane Florence.

Trump Jr. shared a photo circulating online of him covering 2008’s Hurricane Ike and falsely claimed that the photo showed Cooper covering Hurricane Florence, which struck the Carolinas in late August and early September.

Trump Jr. shared the photo of Cooper in waist-high water in order to accuse the anchor of overly dramatizing the seriousness of the hurricane to make his father look bad.

Cooper devoted several minutes of his show to debunking Trump Jr.’s tweet, wrapping up his segment by saying, “Look, I don’t expect the president’s son to ever admit that he was wrong or one of the president’s advisers or frankly anyone else who’s retweeted any of these pictures. But I at least thought that they and you should know the truth.”