Ugh. UGH. I swear this man is singularly responsible for giving me high blood pressure.

After he appeared on CNN for the Republican town hall event, one-term loser Donald Trump attempted to troll the network by posting a deep fake clip of anchor Anderson Cooper praising the twice-impeached former president’s performance.

CNN desperately needed a rating boost when Trump took the stage at Wednesday night’s town hall event hosted by Kaitlan Collins. Despite overwhelming backlash and calls to boycott the network, CNN gave Trump a platform to lie and spread misinformation to millions of viewers, and the newly minted sexual abuser and defamer returned the favor by trashing the network with a series of memes on Friday morning.

Refusing to act his age or act like a decent human being, Trump took to Truth Social to share a series of taunting messages directed at CNN and his critics.

Despite the town hall’s structure, which included only Republican and undecided voters in the audience and limited oversight from CNN, Trump declared himself the winner of the non-debate.

Trump gloated in the applause he received from town hall attendees, and he continued to fish for compliments from his base with his Truth Social posts.

One post from Trump included a fake video of Cooper, which appeared to originate from a YouTube creator and had been posted earlier by his son Don Jr. In the clip, Cooper boasted of Trump’s performance while he trashed his own network.

“That was President Donald Trump ripping us a new assh*le here at CNN’s live presidential town hall,” Cooper said in the fake video.

While the video was clearly created by AI technology, Trump appeared to intentionally engage in the possibility that his followers would perceive the fake Cooper’s words as true, and sadly, many will.

Outrageous. Trump post fake clip of Anderson Cooper saying, “That was President Donald J. Trump ripping us a new as*hole here on CNN.” It’s outrageous because his gullible MAGA supporters will believe it’s real. pic.twitter.com/t2xQVLEHvN

— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) May 12, 2023

Trump also reposted a meme from his ultimate yes-man Dan Scavino, which is a play on the movie The Joker, in a scene in which the Joker just destroyed and blew up a hospital. Classy.

During Wednesday’s televised town hall, Collins pressed Trump on why he did not instruct his followers to leave the Capitol sooner on January 6, given the authority his words have over them.

While Trump agreed with Collin’s statement, and even acknowledged that his base listened to him more than any other figurehead, he insisted that Nancy Pelosi was to blame.

"I'm very proud of that video … it's a beautiful video" — Trump on his January 6 video in which he professed love for his insurrectionists pic.twitter.com/OkDDhOi2sr

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2023

Another sickening moment from the CNN town hall came when Trump went on a tirade against his accuser, E. Jean Carroll.

Despite a Manhattan jury awarding Carroll nearly $5 million in damages, after they found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation, Trump continued to trash her reputation.

The crowd applauded when Trump attacked Carroll and insisted that he never met her.

the CNN town hall audience laughs as Trump smears E Jean Carroll pic.twitter.com/HIokiAqIom

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2023

People on Twitter were very worried about his deep fake video of Anderson Cooper, and what it could mean heading into the 2024 election:

Chester Cheeto shared this obviously fake clip on Truth Social with Anderson Cooper saying ‘President Donald J. Trump just ripped CNN a new asshole’. And you know MAGA is gullible enough to beleive it. Save us Jack Smith! #TrumpTownHall #CNNFail #FedUp pic.twitter.com/tKyU05cF81

— Caitlin of County Kerry (@lynn_of_cait) May 12, 2023

We were told we'd see these fakes during this election cycle. Right on time.

— Susan Kramer (@kramer_susan) May 12, 2023

And yet, Cooper chastises those who objected to CNN giving him a platform. Unbelievable.

— tags7453🟧🇺🇸Pets leave pawprints on our hearts🐕 (@tags7453) May 12, 2023

Which is exactly why CNN shouldn’t have given him a platform. How do they NOT understand the nasty conman and liar he is? Wonder what Anderson says now?

— Mae 💙💙💙 (@MaryWynn5) May 12, 2023

@CNN deserves it for selling their integrity/ethical standards for one night of ratings & then @andersoncooper gaslighting us by saying it was necessary to host a Trump rally b/c he's currently leading in the polls – 18 MONTHS before the election!

A cravenly dishonest defense.

— Greta (@GretaGrace20) May 12, 2023