10/25/18: Yesterday was not the best day of President Trump’s first (and, hopefully, only) term in office.
Bombs in the mail for enemies on Trump’s list.
To start, a whole bunch of people he loves to attack, using incendiary language, calling them “enemies of the people,” “traitors,” and the like, received bombs in the mail. Recipients included Barack Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton and CNN. This morning, we wake to learn there are more targets. Former Vice President Joe Biden had two bombs delivered. Robert De Niro had one.
Trump is forced to go on national television and call for civility and condemn what he says are “despicable acts.”
Hours later, he tells fans at a rally in Wisconsin, yes, but don’t blame him! The hate he spews and the hysteria he fosters aren’t the problem.
Trump’s words are harmless!
The words of the media (but only the part of the media that
criticizes Trump), those words are dangerous. “The media” the president shouts, “also has a
responsibility to set a civil tone and stop the endless hostility and constant
negative and oftentimes false attacks.”
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NOW, AT 6:18 A.M. this morning, Trump is up and at ‘em, tweeting again. He lays the blame for the bombs right where it belongs. CNN is at fault, if I interpret correctly, for sending itself bombs:
A very big part of the Anger we
see today in our society is caused by
the purposely false and inaccurate reporting of the Mainstream Media
that I refer to as Fake News. It has gotten so bad and hateful that it is
beyond description. Mainstream Media must clean up its act, FAST!
So, hateful, lying Mainstream Media, clean up your act “FAST.” Or else you may get a bomb in the mail.
And it’s your fault.
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One of the bombs mailed to CNN. |
