Fortunately, none of the packages exploded and thus no one was hurt.
It doesn't take a genius to spot that the intended recipients are all regularly demonized by Donald Trump in verbal attacks that are echoed by the right-wing media.
So does Trump accept any responsibility for the fact that he may have inspired a nutter to mail bombs to people? Nope. He attacked the media. As the Guardian noted (link here): "In a moment that called for humility, peace, and unification, Trump could not resist taking a swipe at his oldest foe of all."
The media is at fault because of their reporting "fake news," according to Trump. That "explanation" is both grossly incorrect and flat-out illogical. "Fake news," by the way, is anything that makes Trump look bad, no matter that it's entirely truthful.
If the "fake news" is hiding the truth about Hillary Clinton, as Trump has repeatedly alleged, then why does that inspire people to send her a bomb?
Of course, this makes no sense.
Nevertheless, Trump once again has waltzed into a controversy and made it all about himself. If you criticize Trump for his dishonest remarks about the bombs, then you're part of the problem, his twisted logic will hold.
Trump has a blizzard of rallies planned between now and election day. It will be interesting -- and telling -- to see if he dials down his rhetoric or if he continues the hate-and-lie-fest that has become his trademark.
Something tells me it will be the latter.
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