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Scottie Nell Hughes, a former CNN commentator, rubbished political pundits who spoke out against Donald Trump and told them to “tone down their rhetoric”.

Speaking on The World This Weekend on BBC Radio 4, Ms Hughes said: “Those within the media, those political pundits that go on air and they bash President Trump.

“When you are bashing President Trump, if you are a Trump supporter, you are seeing that that person is bashing you personally.

“They’re attacking your family, they’re attacking your ideals, they’re attacking you.