Flashback: Trump once said ‘a beater is always a beater’

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A years-old tweet from President Trump resurfaced Friday after he defended former White House aide Rob Porter who is facing allegations that he verbally and physically abused his two ex-wives.

“If @rihanna is dating @chrisbrown again, then she has a death wish,” Trump wrote in 2012. “A beater is always a beater—just watch!”

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