Trump’s Twitter ‘likes’ story on RNC finance chief sexual misconduct allegations

President Trump raised eyebrows on social media on Friday night after his Twitter account “liked” a tweet detailing allegations of sexual misconduct against casino mogul and Republican National Committee (RNC) finance chairman Steve Wynn.

It’s unclear why Trump might have favorited the tweet, which linked to a story published earlier Friday by The Wall Street Journal. Trump apparently later “unliked” the tweet, as it no longer appeared on his account as of Saturday morning.

Many Twitter users simply use the social media site’s “like” function to flag tweets for a later date, while others use it to express support or agreement with something. Trump’s initial favorite on Friday night raised questions from some Twitter users.

realDonaldTrump liked this tweet: https://t.co/I5ndbWW7BV

— Trump Alert (@TrumpsAlert) January 27, 2018

Do likes equal endorsements @realDonaldTrump? pic.twitter.com/q0NB9L3QTB

— Calvin (@calvinstowell) January 27, 2018

Uhhh why would Trump “like/heart” this tweet about a friend and donor (Steve Wynn) accused of decades of sexual harassment and coercion? pic.twitter.com/YTBHTuSZhS

— mcbc (@mcbc) January 27, 2018

{mosads}

It’s relatively rare for Trump to favorite posts on Twitter. While he has posted nearly 37,000 tweets, he has only “liked” two dozen tweets, several of which are his own. 

Wynn was named RNC finance chief following Trump’s inauguration last year. The former rival casino owner called Trump a “great friend” in 2016 and served as vice chairman on Trump’s inaugural committee after the election.

The Journal report published Friday detailed sexual misconduct allegations spanning decades against Wynn, the CEO of Wynn Resorts, including that he agreed to pay a $7.5 million settlement to a manicurist at one of his resorts after forcing her to have sex with him.

Wynn has denied the allegations, and has blamed his ex-wife for instigating them.

Spokespeople for the White House did not immediately respond to The Hill’s requests for comment.