A Reddit troll who has a history of racist, anti-Semitic and anti-Islamic posts has claimed responsibility for the doctored video of President Donald Trump 'beating up CNN'.

Reddit user HanA******Solo posted a gif from the video on Wednesday, four days before the White House discovered it.

It received little success when he first posted the doctored WrestleMania tackle in the r/The_Donald thread.

But after Trump shared the video on Twitter, HanA******Solo branded the president the 'God Emporer (sic)'.

Reddit user HanA******Solo posted a gif from the video on Wednesday, four days before the White House discovered it

But after Trump shared the video on Twitter, HanA******Solo branded the president the 'God Emporer (sic)'

The poster had modified a version of a 2007 appearance by Trump at World Wrestling Entertainment's WrestleMania 23 promotion, in which Trump 'takes down' WWE Chairman Vince McMahon.

In HanA******Solo's video, McMahon's head has been replaced with the CNN logo.

Trump shared on his Twitter feed on Sunday, captioning the tweet he sent around 9.45am with '#FraudNewsCNN #FNN'.

He has since been accused of encouraging violence against journalists by a number of members of the media as well as celebrities and the general public.

HanA******Solo is an active user in the r/The_Donald thread and frequently makes racist posts on the site. His posts have garnered 268,866 upvotes.

President Donald Trump tweeted an edited video clip of himself hitting Vince McMahon at WrestleMania 23, but the CNN logo was slapped over McMahon's face

The tweet came one day after Trump publicly pondered over 'changing the name #FakeNews CNN to #FraudNewsCNN!' and claimed his use of social media was 'MODERN DAY PRESIDENTIAL

The official @POTUS handle also retweeted the video that appears to be a literal embodiment of his assault against the media

He has called Jewish people 'K*****' and frequently uses the n-word in posts.

The Reddit user has also shared a number of anti-Islamic images and shared a link to a site where racists openly share neo-nazi propaganda.

The official @POTUS handle also retweeted the video that appears to be a literal embodiment of his assault against the media.

The tweet came one day after Trump publicly pondered over 'changing the name #FakeNews CNN to #FraudNewsCNN!' and claimed his use of social media was 'MODERN DAY PRESIDENTIAL'.

A day after sharing the video, Trump wrote on Twitter: 'At some point the Fake News will be forced to discuss our great jobs numbers, strong economy, success with ISIS, the border & so much else!'

Trump attacked the WWE CEO during the 'Battle of the Billionaires' at WrestleMania 23 hosted inside Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan in 2007 (above)

A video clip from his 2007 appearance in the ring (above) was used in the tweet Trump sent on Sunday morning

The Cable News Network's PR Twitter account responded to the president's tweet via Twitter by quoting White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders

CNN also issued this full statement above in response to Trump's tweet Sunday morning

The video tweet Trump sent Sunday morning apparently came directly from a Reddit thread aimed at alt-right, far-right, and Trump supporters where it began circulating earlier this week.

It's unclear how the president became aware of the edited clip.

The Cable News Network's PR Twitter account responded to the president's tweet via Twitter by quoting White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders Sanders.

They also tweeted: 'It is a sad day when the President of the United States encourages violence against reporters.

'Clearly, Sarah Huckabee Sanders lied when she said the President had never done so.'

CNN added that that Trump is engaged in 'juvenile behavior far below the dignity of his office'.

Congresswoman and Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi tweeted: 'Violence & violent imagery to bully the press must be rejected. This #July4th, celebrate freedom of the press, guardians to our democracy'

Trump's Sunday morning tweet drew criticism and outrage from many members of the media. CNN's Jim Acosta fired back and tweeted, 'Isn't pro wrestling fake?'

As a presidential candidate and as commander-in-chief, Trump has repeatedly made known his disdain for the media, calling it 'the enemy of the American people' and frequently referring to mainstream news organizations as 'failing' or 'fake news.'

The president's attacks on the press have seemingly escalated this week as he rebuked his Twitter mockery of MSNBC's Morning Joe hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough.

'I'm President and they're not,' Trump said during a Saturday night speech at the Kennedy Center meant to honor veterans.

'We won and they lost ... The fact is, the press has destroyed themselves because they went too far, instead of being subtle and smart.'

Trump's Sunday morning tweet drew criticism and outrage from many members of the media and politicians.

Bill Kristol, a conservative commentator and editor-at-large of The Weekly Standard, tweeted: 'The speed with which we're recapitulating the decline and fall of Rome is impressive. What took Rome centuries we're achieving in months'

Ana Navarro, a CNN, ABC and Telemundo contributor tweeted: 'America, stand against this. Trump is going to end up getting a media person killed w/this incitement to violence. Maybe then, he'll stop.'

Congresswoman and Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi tweeted: 'Violence & violent imagery to bully the press must be rejected. This #July4th, celebrate freedom of the press, guardians to our democracy'

CNN's Jim Acosta fired back and tweeted, 'Isn't pro wrestling fake?'

'The speed with which we're recapitulating the decline and fall of Rome is impressive. What took Rome centuries we're achieving in months,' tweeted Bill Kristol, a conservative commentator and editor-at-large of The Weekly Standard.

Ana Navarro, a CNN, ABC and Telemundo contributor tweeted: 'America, stand against this. Trump is going to end up getting a media person killed w/this incitement to violence. Maybe then, he'll stop.'

CNN's Andrew Kaczynski sent several tweets with his reaction to the president's tweet Sunday morning

CNN's Andrew Kaczynski tweeted: 'This tweet is juvenile and probably beneath dignity of what president should do – still IMO bit overboard in how everyone's reacting.

'Calling the press 'the enemy of the American people' was in my opinion 1000x worse than that tweet taken from Reddit.

'And the environment is bad. And every journalist I know has a deeply ominous feeling about what this rhetoric is encouraging.

'I know I'm not the only one, but this year is the first time I ever received actual death threats. It's scary especially because...

'....many of the articles from fever swamps that intentionally impugn your motives have no accountability for their mistakes.'

Trump is spending a long weekend at his property in Bedminster, New Jersey.