2/21/2019

CELEBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump didn’t hold back after Chicago police revealed the findings of their investigation into last month’s alleged attack on ‘Empire’ cast member Jussie Smollett. On Thursday [2-21-19], Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said the actor staged his attack in order to ‘promote his career.’ In Trump’s post in which Smollett was tagged, the president asked ‘what about MAGA and the tens of millions of people you insulted with your racist and dangerous comments!? #MAGA’ Smollett previously told Robin Roberts one alleged assailant used racist and homophobic slurs and said, ‘This MAGA country, (N-word).’ Johnson also said Thursday, the letter threatening Smollett sent to a studio in Chicago which listed ‘MAGA’ as the return address, was sent by Smollett himself.”

Erin Jensen, “Trump lays into Jussie Smollett on Twitter after police say he staged his attack,” USA Today, February 21, 2019 1:28 pm