WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump appears to have mistakenly retweeted a message from one of his critics saying "he's a fascist."

Trump deleted his retweet after about five minutes, but not before the message sent to his 35 million followers racked up a big response.

Trump seems to have been trying to draw attention to a Fox & Friends article on a possible presidential pardon for former Phoenix-area Sheriff, Joe Arpaio, who is facing a criminal contempt of court case involving immigration patrols.

A Twitter handle identified as @MikeHolden42 tweeted to Trump "He's a fascist, so not unusual." Trump retweeted the message to his massive following, triggering an avalanche of replies.

@MikeHolden42 responded: "I'm announcing my retirement from Twitter. I'll never top this RT."

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