Trump taunts LeBron James and insults his intelligence in late-night tweet after the NBA star said he 'would never sit across' from the president during a CNN interview
- President Trump taunted Lemon over his interview with the NBA star on Monday
- He ended the tweet with 'I like Mike' in an apparent reference to Michael Jordan
- Social media erupted with fury at the dig, in contrast to positive 2013 comments
- Twitter users said Trump was a racist as he has targeted multiple black athletes
- Others said Trump went against LeBron as he moved from Ohio - a swing state
- James accused Trump of stoking racial tensions and using sport to divide the US
- Player also said he would refuse to sit face to face with Trump at the White House
President Trump labeled CNN's Dom Lemon as the 'dumbest man on television' after his interview with LeBron James in a bizarre tweet that ended, 'I like Mike!'
'Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made Lebron look smart, which isn’t easy to do. I like Mike!' Trump posted on Friday evening.
The Commander-in-chief was referring to an interview on Monday in which the NBA legend opened up to Lemon about how he felt Trump had used sport to exacerbate US racial tensions.