Trump retweeted fake account run by Russians

By Diana Stancy Correll

Published November 2, 2017 2:33am ET

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Trump retweeted fake account run by Russians — Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., has flagged a Twitter account, retweeted by President Trump and others on his campaign team and in the White House, as being inauthentic and run by Russians. (iStock) | gerenme

President Trump retweeted content from a fake account affiliated with Russia, a member of a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee revealed this week.

The account in question, @10_gop, tweeted “We love you, Mr. President,” and Trump retweeted the post saying “So nice, thank you!” on Sept. 19.

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