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The president's son and head of the Trump Organization must be very busy attending to his corporation.
If you thought the possibility that out actor Jussie Smollett staged his own hate crime attack -- something not yet confirmed -- would be red meat for the right-wing, just look at Donald Trump Jr.'s Twitter account.
Usually riddled with conspiracy theories and attacks on his father's innumerable enemies, Trump Jr.'s Twitter is now consumed by the Smollett story. Seeing the incident as evidence that most hate crimes are phony and every Trump supporter harbors zero racism or homophobia, Trump Jr. appears fixated on pushing out Smollett stories.
The Advocate counted no less than 35 tweets, retweets, and references to Smollett on Trump Jr.'s account in the past 48 hours. Aside from minimizing the reality of hate crimes, Trump Jr. used the Smollett story for political brinkmanship and criticized African-American presidential candidates like Kamala Harris and Cory Booker who initially voiced support for Smollett.
\u201cHey Hollywood and media types, I\u2019ve noticed a lot of you deleted your #JusticeForJussie tweets... what\u2019s the matter, don\u2019t you want justice for him anymore??? #frauds\u201d— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1550495584
\u201cI\u2019m wondering if @KamalaHarris still wants #JusticeForJussie? Will she be as vocal about it now or has she moved on? \n\nKamala Harris: Attack on Jussie Smollett was \u2018modern day lynching\u2019 https://t.co/jjMzdejZbF\u201d— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1550416072
\u201cA thread worth reading to combat the inevitable \u201cJessie Smollet is one case and it rarely happens that way\u201d crap that I\u2019m sure we will be hearing about.\u201d— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1550437214
\u201cKathy Griffin: No one can ruin a career faster than I can.\n\nJussie Smollet: Hold my bleach!!!\u201d— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1550438457
\u201cIs Jussie Smollett The Modern Tawana Brawley? - The Daily Caller https://t.co/jsQgPYfESJ\u201d— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1550436956
\u201cWeird, I don't remember @CoryBooker withholding comment until all the information was out when the story first broke...I wonder what possibly could have changed? \ud83e\udd14\ud83e\uddd0#SmollettHoax\u201d— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1550428938
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