TRUMP CONDEMNS THREAT ... BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR DEM LEADERS, CNN PRESIDENT: At a campaign rally in Wisconsin on Wednesday evening, President Trump decried any threats of political violence as "an attack on our democracy itself," saying "We want all sides to come together in peace and harmony" -- and he also took aim at the media, charging that they are contributing to the problem ... His comments came just hours after apparent explosive devices were sent to a series of top Democratic politicians, including former President Barack Obama, former Attorney General Eric Holder and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
"My highest duty as president is to keep America safe," Trump told his audience at the Central Wisconsin Airport in Mosinee. "The federal government is conducting an impressive investigation, and we will find those responsible, and we will bring them to justice, hopefully very quickly." He continued: "Those engaged in the political arena must stop treating political opponents as being morally defective. The language of moral condemnation ... these are arguments and disagreements that have to stop. No one should carelessly compare political opponents to historical villains. It's got to stop. We should not mob people in public spaces or destroy public property.
But House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer criticized Trump in a joint statement, saying the president's words "ring hollow until he reverses his statements that condone acts of violence. Hours after CNN's New York City headquarters was evacuated over an explosive device Wednesday, the network's president, Jeff Zucker, issued a statement condemning Trump and White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, saying they "should understand their words matter." Zucker blasted what he called the administration’s “continued attacks on the media.”
FBI investigators have yet to publicly identify a motive behind the threatening packages.
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