After a rally on Capitol Hill opposing President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, MSNBC political correspondent Kasie Hunt tweeted a picture by the Associated Press of one rally speaker, Donald Trump, waving to the crowd.
The moment the picture was snapped Trump’s arm was extended straight. Security personnel were surrounding Trump, and rally-goers and journalists were snapping photos of the Republican presidential candidate. Hunt tweeted the photo with the caption, “This @AP photo of Donald Trump at the US Capitol today says everything.”
Many people took the tweet as comparing Trump with his arm extended to Adolf Hitler’s “heil” salute.
This @AP photo of Donald Trump at the US Capitol today says everything pic.twitter.com/1SNSLmlRPP
— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) September 9, 2015
Conservatives on Twitter were not amused, nor were they silent. They asked Hunt for her thoughts on pictures of prominent Democrats who had their picture taken with their arms in the same position.
.@kasie Does it say the same thing this one says? pic.twitter.com/IEkPDTAAFM
— RB (@RBPundit) September 9, 2015
.@kasie @AP I’m really glad you uncovered this, Katie, you are a brilliant journalist. pic.twitter.com/N40eV20h0R
— Ree Fungorio (@ReeFungorio) September 9, 2015
@kasie @AP pic.twitter.com/yewjxtsgLk
— Ree Fungorio (@ReeFungorio) September 9, 2015
Oh hai @kasie. Check out these pics– they really say everything. Wanna see more? https://t.co/xgodkrJDRq pic.twitter.com/RCIm0eh0QP
— Sarah Everett (@sarahzview) September 10, 2015
Others asked Hunt to clarify what the “everything” the picture said was.
@kasie You are a correspondent/journalist. Please explain what this picture says.
— Dr.ObviousPhD (@MyOpinion2016) September 9, 2015
.@kasie Really, what does it say, Kasie? @AP
— Ree Fungorio (@ReeFungorio) September 9, 2015
@kasie actually it says more about the media than trump. Good try liberal! @AP
— KJHobs (@Kjhobbs1985) September 10, 2015
@kasie @AP You’re not very good at this hero worship thing are you? (See Hillary’s “Nazi salutes” others have posted) You’re simply a hack.
— Chris Clinkinbeard (@Clinkin53) September 9, 2015
@kasie @AP what… Does… It … Say???
— Randall Bost (@RandallBost) September 9, 2015
Hours after posting the tweet, Hunt had not replied to anyone asking her to clarify what exactly was the “everything” she claimed the picture said.