"There is a big difference between comments made and actions taken," she told reporters. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders sought to draw a distinction between words and deeds. They noted the president's recent praise of a GOP congressman who body-slammed a reporter, among other Trump statements. But Democratic Senate and House leaders Chuck Schumer of New York and Nancy Pelosi of California said such words "ring hollow" when coming from Trump. "Acts or threats of political violence have no place in the United States," Trump said. "By the way, do you see how nice I'm behaving tonight? Have you ever seen this?"īut at the same event, he blamed the media and on Twitter Thursday kept up the argument that the media plays a role. Later at a rally in Wisconsin, he urged unity. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who was listed as the return address.Ī police bomb squad removed the package addressed to Brennan from CNN's New York office, which was evacuated.Īs the scope of the attack became clearer Wednesday, Trump decried political violence during a scripted event in the White House East Room and other members of the administration said it has no place in American society. His ended up at the Florida office of Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California and former Attorney General Eric Holder. More were sent to frequent Trump critics Rep. The Secret Service said neither package reached their recipients. Soros has called Trump's presidency "dangerous." Similar packages addressed to Hillary Clinton and former President Barack Obama were intercepted on their way to Chappaqua, New York, where Clinton lives with former President Bill Clinton and to Washington, where Obama lives with his wife, Michelle. The first crude bomb to be discovered had been delivered Monday to the suburban New York compound of George Soros, a liberal billionaire and major contributor to Democratic causes. The actor dropped an expletive insult at Trump at this year's Tony Awards and also apologized to Canadians for the "idiotic behavior of my president." Biden said last week that the president may not "know what he's doing" and coddles dictators. Like earlier targets, both Biden and De Niro have been sharply critical of Trump. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the packages were "clearly an effort to terrorize people politically, to choose people for political purposes and attack them because of their beliefs." De Niro's office is located in the TriBeCa Film Center in lower Manhattan, and also includes an upscale restaurant and private screening room. Two officials told The Associated Press that a person working at De Niro's Manhattan office called police after seeing images of a package bomb sent to CNN and recalling a similar package addressed to the actor. The packages discovered Thursday set off a new wave of alarm. The official said the devices were made from PVC pipe and covered with black tape. The bombs seized Wednesday, each with a small battery, were about six inches long and packed with powder and broken glass, according to a law enforcement official who viewed X-ray images. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the former chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee who was accused by Clinton rivals of secretly helping the party's eventual presidential nominee. The explosive devices were packed in envelopes with bubble-wrap interiors bearing six stamps and the return address of Florida Rep. The list of bombing targets spread from New York, Delaware and Washington, D.C., to Florida and California. Clean up your act.try to act Presidential." "Your inflammatory rhetoric, insults, lies, & encouragement of physical violence are disgraceful. Mainstream Media must clean up its act, FAST!"įormer CIA Director John Brennan, the target of one package sent to CNN, fired back. "It has gotten so bad and hateful that it is beyond description. "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," Trump said in a morning Tweet. Even with the sender still unknown, politicians from both parties used the moment to decry a toxic political climate and lay blame. The packages heightened nationwide tensions and fears two weeks before major congressional midterm elections.
Some were discovered in mail processing facilities. Details suggest only a broad pattern - that the items were packaged in manila envelopes and addressed to prominent Democrats.
Authorities have said nothing about possible motives or suspects. Much was publicly unknown about the devices, including how they were delivered and why none had exploded.
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