MINNEAPOLIS _ President Donald Trump tweeted his full-throated support for Fox News pundit Tomi Lahren early Wednesday in the viral wake of a liquid-launching incident in Minneapolis last weekend.
At 6:22 a.m. Wednesday, Trump's @realdonaldtrump issued the following: "Everybody is with Tomi Lahren, a truly outstanding and respected young woman! @foxandfriends."
According to the widely seen video snippet and Lahren herself, a customer seated at the bar tossed what appeared to be water from a glass at Lahren as she was departing Union Bar & Restaurant's rooftop dining area Sunday with her parents after brunch.
Lahren, a controversy-courting conservative television personality, has compared Black Lives Matter to the KKK, attacked Beyonce and picked a fight with rapper Jay-Z.
The Trump tweet came shortly after Lahren appeared on "Fox & Friends" to discuss the incident. The president is an avid viewer of the show.
Lahren called the incident that got both her and her mom wet "disheartening" and "embarrassing."
"At the end of the day, I'm a person, too," Lahren said, adding that the water-thrower was trying to get 15 minutes of fame. "I'm tough, I can handle it."
Lahren had an event Saturday night at the Pantages Theatre. The event was billed as "Family, Freedom and Final Thoughts," and she called it an evening of dialogue and discussion.
Lahren grew up in Rapid City, S.D.
