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Trump places blame after bomb threats | TheHill

posted onOctober 25, 2018
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Article snippet: series of bomb threats against prominent Democratic officials, but appeared to blame the media and his opponents for the current political climate. The president condemned the explosive devices addressed to former President "morally unfit" to be president. Trump has regularly taken aim at his own political opponents, deploying derisive nicknames like "Crooked Hillary [Clinton]," "low IQ [Maxine Waters]," "Cryin' Chuck [Schumer]" and "Lyin' Ted [Cruz]." The president, on Wednesday, also urged citizens not to "mob people in public spaces," an apparent reference to calls from Waters and other liberal activists to confront Trump administration officials in protest of White House policies.  "There is one way to settle our disagreements. It’s called peacefully at the ballot box," Trump said. "That’s what we want." "The media also has a responsibility to set a civil tone and to stop the endless hostilities and constant negative and oftentimes false attacks and stories," Trump added. Trump has regularly derided negative coverage as "fake news," has labeled the press the "enemy of the people" and suggested that coverage of his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was "treasonous" because it was not positive. The president's remarks came hours after authorities intercepted explosive devices addressed to Obama, the Clintons, CNN's New York City offices, Waters, former Attorney General MORE and billionaire Democratic donor George Soros. None of the devices detonated b... Link to the full article to read more

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