President Donald Trump’s campaign attacked The Washington Post with a bizarre claim.

The attack occurred after the president posted a photoshopped a picture of his face on the body of actor Sylvester Stallone’s body from the movie Rocky III.

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The newspaper tweeted, “Trump tweets doctored photo of his head on Sylvester Stallone’s body, unclear why.”

The Trump campaign took issue with the newspaper’s characterization.

“Washington Post claims – without evidence – that [Trump] shared a ‘doctored’ photo,” the campaign wrote.

Washington Post claims – without evidence – that @realDonaldTrump shared a “doctored” photo. https://t.co/iOvNdsFJIc — Team Trump (@TeamTrump) November 27, 2019

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Trump’s campaign was ruthlessly mocked for their attack, here’s some of what people were saying:

“The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” — George Orwell — Pé Resists (@4everNeverTrump) November 27, 2019

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So you’re claiming that Trump actually has Sylvester Stone’s body from Rocky III? Did they attach his head at Walter Reed? — Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) November 28, 2019

This is the thing with authoritarian regimes and their loyalists. They gaslight so much and forget to take into consideration that people have eyes and ears. — Olga Lautman (@olgaNYC1211) November 28, 2019

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https://twitter.com/rue_berger/status/1199842423943442432

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Spoiler: the photo is the evidence. https://t.co/NAsvmrDzN1 — Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) November 28, 2019

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Is your argument here that it was real? https://t.co/5xGWyj3ixD — Gary Legum (@GaryLegum) November 28, 2019

https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1200210893805621250

https://twitter.com/PrincessBravato/status/1200204433692344320

I would like to remind everyone that one of the articles of impeachment against Andrew Johnson in 1868 was just for generally 'bringing dishonor and ridicule upon the office of the president" https://t.co/GiMgtsOCrP — Arthur Chu (@arthur_affect) November 28, 2019

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