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Article snippet: President Trump on Wednesday unleashed one of his most inflammatory strings of tweets since his inauguration, stoking anti-Islamic fervor by posting a series of videos first publicized by a far-right, anti-Muslim leader from Great Britain that outraged political leaders on both sides of the Atlantic. The president also resurfaced unfounded allegations that NBC News host Joe Scarborough was somehow involved in the death of an intern who worked in his old congressional office, giving new ammunition to critics who say he traffics in conspiracy theories. The reaction from the media and the political class was swift. Democrats renewed calls for impeachment, arguing Trump is unfit for office. Cable networks went wall-to-wall denouncing the president for spreading fake news, an accusation he frequently makes against news organizations. “He needs to be careful,” said Barry Bennett, a former adviser to the Trump campaign. “He has a huge megaphone on Twitter and I don’t mind him using it for good, but you have a problem if he’s not using it right.” Trump’s tweets were a head-scratcher to many, coming after a good Tuesday for the White House that saw GOP senators offer the president credit for a key panel vote in favor of the GOP tax bill. The White House also had just mocked Democratic congressional leaders by staging a press statement so that Trump spoke next to empty chairs set out for Sen. MORE (D-Calif.), who skipped a White House meeting to protest Trump’s negotiating... Link to the full article to read more