Day 645: Trump treats bombing plot from apparent pro-Trump lunatic as a mere hoax

Department of Justice vehemently disagrees.

The FBI made an arrest Friday in the terrorism case involving someone or multiple people sending improvised explosive devices to a variety of prominent individuals — including Barack Obama and Bill and Hillary Clinton — and CNN headquarters.

Before the news was made public, Donald Trump was being constantly briefed about the situation by top aides.

Nevertheless, Trump made the frightening situation all about him and politics.

By saying “this ‘Bomb’ stuff,” Trump undermines the very real risk that was apparent to anyone who touched a package that contained an incendiary device. Hundreds, maybe even thousands of people, were put at risk at various points as the packages entered the mail.

To that end, in direct opposition of Trump’s cavalier attitude, FBI Director Christopher Wray made it clear that the bombs were no hoax and the situation was serious.

With the bombs being sent to people and places that Trump has routinely railed against, it wasn’t much of a shock to see Attorney General Jeff Sessions concede that there was a pattern related to the bombs’ intended targets.

Trump appears to be eager to move off a story that involves the attempted assassination of over a dozen high profile Americans. The issue is a highly personal one for Trump as it’s readily apparent that the person arrested doesn’t just like Trump — he seems to worship him.

Trump has claimed he feels no fault for the bombs being sent and instead blamed the media for not treating him better. In other words, Trump was victim-blaming rather than understanding that his words may have consequences. Sometimes dangerous rhetoric to millions from a bully pulpit may inspire a lunatic to do something stupid, as appears the case here.

Trump urged Americans to come together, only to undercut his own message an hour later.

Some things will never change.

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