Some person or people have mailed bombs to Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, George Soros, and, most recently, to CNN's New York headquarters. President Trump has a duty to strongly and repeatedly condemn the attacks.
Forceful words on this from Trump would be a concrete step towards healing our gaping political divides.
Already, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders has laid the framework for an appropriate response explaining that “it’s OK to disagree in politics, but it’s never okay to take action against another individual.”
Trump's retweeting of Vice President Mike Pence's condemnation is fine, too. But Trump should pile on plenty more condemnation on this serious — and very political — threat.
On Wednesday morning, the Secret Service intercepted suspicious packages containing rudimentary pipe bombs addressed to the residences of former President Barack Obama and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
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04.30.2025