President Donald Trump was over the moon Friday about tweets by his sister hailing him because the winner of the presidential election — that weren’t really written by her.

Trump retweeted an article by conservative speak present host Wayne Dupree, who apparently was additionally satisfied the thriller @thebettytrump account really belonged to the president’s older sister, Elizabeth Trump Grau.

Dupree highlighted tweets allegedly by the often reticent Trump Grau that have been gushingly constructive about her bro. The fake sis tweets praised Trump for being the true winner of the election really received by Joe Biden — and hailed him for combating to overturn the outcomes.

“This election impressed me to interrupt my silence and communicate out on behalf of my household,” the pretend sister mentioned in a submit on Wednesday. “My brother Don received this election and can combat this to the very finish. We’ve at all times been a household of fighters.”

One other one mentioned: “Simply talked to my brother Donald. Requested him if there’s any chance of concession. He mentioned: “Elizabeth … we’re Trumps. Conceding is for quitter and losers.”

Trump responded to Dupree’s article on the tweets: “Thanks Elizabeth! LOVE!”

The parody account, whose very first tweets appeared this week, has been suspended by Twitter for violating its insurance policies towards platform manipulation and spam.

Dupree up to date his goof by saying the tweets have been by an “alleged sister,” and that he was ready for “truth checkers” to make clear.

Whoever began the parody account additionally fessed up in a tweet on Friday. “I’d have clarified sooner that I used to be a parody however I actually didn’t anticipate Trump himself taking discover of the account!” the thriller duper tweeted.

The president’s eldest sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, is a retired federal decide who has additionally stored quiet about her brother — till lately. In a sequence of audio clips of her launched by her niece Mary Trump in August she lashes her brother as a liar with “no ideas” whom you “can’t belief.”

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Mary Trump launched the clips — quick segments of interviews along with her aunt — following the publication of her e book about her uncle: “Too A lot and By no means Sufficient.”

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