VIDEO: Donald Trump tweets video of himself beating up CNN

Political leaders across the country were outraged last week following Donald Trump's tweets attacking "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski, but that clearly didn't stifle Trump's Twitter war with the media.

On Sunday morning, Trump posted a video of himself beating up a man in a suit with a CNN logo over his face. The video, posted directly on Trump's official Twitter account, is modified footage from his appearance at Wrestlemania 23 in 2007. In the real event, Trump attacked WWE boss Vince McMahon, husband of his Small Business Administration leader Linda McMahon.

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Attacks on the media were a staple of Trump's presidential campaign and have remained prominent since he took office. He often refers to any critical media organization as "fake news" and has held particular animus towards CNN.

Following Trump's tweets attacking the hosts of "Morning Joe," spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders told gathered press that "the President in no way form or fashion has ever promoted or encouraged violence."

However, violence did often break out at Trump campaign rallies and the president rarely spoke out against it. In the moment, he often seemed to encourage it.

Donald Trump attacks Vince McMahon during the "Battle of the Billionaires" at WrestleMania 23 at Ford Field in Detroit front of 80,103 fans. Donald Trump attacks Vince McMahon during the "Battle of the Billionaires" at WrestleMania 23 at Ford Field in Detroit front of 80,103 fans. Photo: George Napolitano, Getty Images Photo: George Napolitano, Getty Images Image 1 of / 33 Caption Close VIDEO: Donald Trump tweets video of himself beating up CNN 1 / 33 Back to Gallery

At one Iowa rally, Trump said, "There may be somebody with tomatoes in the audience. So if you see somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them, would you? Seriously. Okay? Just knock the hell— I promise you, I will pay for the legal fees."

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At another rally in Nevada that same month, he responded to a protester who was being removed from the audience by saying, "I love the old days, you know what they used to do to guys like that when they were in a place like this? They'd be carried out on a stretcher folks. ... I'd like to punch him in the face."

At a similar situation in Michigan in March 2016 he said of a protester, "Try not to hurt him. If you do I'll defend you in court, don't worry about it."

This may not be the last footage of Trump in wrestling situations that comes up. The president made a number of appearances in the WWE and was inducted into the organization's Hall of Fame in 2013.

You can see more images from Trump's WWE appearance in the gallery above.