NASCAR driver Ryan Newman was having one of the best races of his career, leading on the final straight of the final lap of the 2020 Daytona 500, when the unthinkable happened. Just seconds from crossing the finish line, Newman’s car spun out of control, crashed into a wall, and was then t-boned by another car at high speed.

Here is the final lap of the Daytona 500 in which Ryan Newman's car was flipped at the line. We will continue to keep you updated on his status as we learn more. pic.twitter.com/qkEwQBpoP0 — FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) February 18, 2020

The Trump campaign team bizarrely seized the opportunity and went on the offensive against Democrats. Posting a screenshot of a tweet by an account called “Zookeepers 4 Pete,” the verified Trump War Room Twitter account wrote “This Democrat thinks driver Ryan Newman “deserves” what happened at the #Daytona500 because he supports President Trump. This kind of thinking is depraved.”

This Democrat thinks driver Ryan Newman “deserves” what happened at the #Daytona500 because he supports President Trump. This kind of thinking is depraved. Please #PrayForNewman and his family. pic.twitter.com/JkLgiOiyR6 — Trump War Room – Text WOKE to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) February 18, 2020

The problem for the Trump campaign is that Zookeepers 4 Pete is a pro-Trump troll account. A quick look at the tweets liked by the account shows they love sports, memes, Ben Shapiro, and Donald Trump.

Additional tweets liked by the account include attacks on non-binary gender people, various O.J. Simpson videos, an assortment of homophobic slurs, anti-Bernie Sanders conspiracies by conservative James O’Keefe, an anti-Elizabeth Warren video, and much more.

There was not a single tweet critical of U.S. President Donald Trump that was found from thousands examined over the past several months.

The account had less than 30 followers even hours after the now-viral post by the Trump campaign, which led many Twitter users to wonder how the tweet came to their attention so quickly. Some users speculated that the account was possibly operated by the Trump campaign, though there is no proof of that being the case.

After playing along for a few hours, the Zookeepers 4 Pete account admitted they were a troll, and seemed surprised that it wasn’t completely obvious.

I PUT A HEADER OF LITERAL GORILLAS WATCHING A PETE BUTTIGIEG SPEECH,” the account posted. They further stated that the account had only been a “Pete troll” account for approximately an hour, and then referred to the Trump campaign team as “boomers” for taking the “bait” of their troll.

Despite the admission and evidence that they are a troll account, the Trump campaign has not removed the tweet, and it continues to receive likes and tweets. This incident is reminiscent of the 2016 election season when Republicans were duped by a Russian “troll farm” account TEN_GOP.

The latest news on Ryan Newman’s injuries was that “doctors have indicated his injuries are not life-threatening.”