The White House said President Trump condemns a violent video showing a likeness of him shooting and stabbing political opponents and members of the news media.
“Re: the video played over the weekend: The @POTUS @realDonaldTrump has not yet seen the video, he will see it shortly, but based upon everything he has heard, he strongly condemns this video,” White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham posted on Twitter Monday.
The video, an edited scene from the 2014 film “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” has Trump’s face superimposed over a character that is going on a killing spree inside a church dubbed the “Church of Fake News.”
The late Sen. John McCain, celebrity Rosie O’Donnell, Sen. Mitt Romney and former President Barack Obama all appear in the clip as well as the logos for PBS, Politico, NPR, NBC and the Washington Post.
The footage was played at a conference held by the pro-Trump group American Priority at Trump National Doral Miami, the New York Times first reported Sunday.
Donald Trump Jr. and former White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders were scheduled to speak at the three-day conference last week.
The video was widely condemned by the media outlets.
American Priority told the Times that the clip had been played at a “meme exhibit” and that the group rejects “political violence” and is reviewing the incident.
Sanders told the newspaper that she was unaware of the video, and a spokesperson for Trump Jr. said he knew nothing about it.