Trump tweets that Buffalo protester whose skull bled after police attack was probably fake (it wasn't)

Martin Gugino, 75, hit the pavement and bled from his ear when a Buffalo, NY police officer shoved him violently, without provocation.

Impeached president Donald Trump tweeted today that this violent incident did not happen.

Here is the tweet:

Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment. @OANN
I watched, he fell harder than was pushed. Was aiming scanner. Could be a set up?

We seem to be moving beyond the “fake news” argument to “fake videos” and “fake eyes” https://t.co/XIhkTf7jSH

— Devlin Barrett (@DevlinBarrett) June 9, 2020

If your uncle sent this to you on Facebook, you'd check with your aunt to make sure he was ok. pic.twitter.com/TDlqLYvFJm

— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) June 9, 2020

Here's the first half of the batshit OANN segment Trump just tweeted. It alleges the 75 year old man assaulted by Buffalo police officers was an antifa operative, based on a report from Conservative Treehouse. pic.twitter.com/CeMVyJcoh8

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) June 9, 2020