Michael Cisneros, a gay man whose black son was exploited in a fake racist baby video tweeted by President Donald Trump on Thursday night, is speaking out.
HE CAN NOT GET AWAY WITH THIS!!! Cisneros wrote in another post. He added that the move was disgusting but not surprising coming from filthy Trump.
Just when you think he cant go any lower, disappointment!!!! Cisneros wrote. I will be calling an attorney in the am.
Twitter later flagged Trumps video as manipulated media.
The original version of the video, which went viral last year, was filmed by Cisneros. It showed his son, Maxwell, and his white best friend Finnegan, spontaneously running toward each other and hugging on a New York City street:
They just took off toward each other and I just got my phone out as quickly as possible, and just tried to record it, Cisneros said of the two boys, who are now both 3 and live in the same neighborhood. They are just too cute together.
Cisneros told WPIX-TV he shared the video publicly because he thought it was a beautiful, candid moment in the midst of racism and hate in the world. Maxwell and Finnegan later appeared with their parents on the Ellen Degeneres Show.
In the fake version of the video tweeted by Trump, Maxwell is initially shown running away from Finnegan in footage from after they hugged with a fake CNN chyron saying, Terrified toddler runs from racist baby, which then switches to, Racist baby probably a Trump voter