| | *Invoking the words of [[Timothy McVeigh]], Democrat Leader [[Nancy Pelosi]] threatened {{quotebox|"if there's [[collateral damage]], so be it."<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/pelosi-collateral-damage-dont-share-view/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/2BWzfEh9mEs</ref>}} | | *Invoking the words of [[Timothy McVeigh]], Democrat Leader [[Nancy Pelosi]] threatened {{quotebox|"if there's [[collateral damage]], so be it."<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/pelosi-collateral-damage-dont-share-view/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/2BWzfEh9mEs</ref>}} |
| − | Just when things looked desperate for Democrats with unhinged mobs responding to the party's leadership, CNN reported it had recieved a mail bomb addressed to [[John Brennan]], who actually works for [[NBC]]. Republican leaders were quick to condemn political violence, unlike Democratic leaders, who encourage it. President Trump vowed to use all the resources of the federal government to find who was responsible. Other mail bombs were sent to various people as well. All the usual suspects in the [[Russia collusion hoax]] and misinformation to rig the [[2016 presidential election]] were involved - [[Barack Obama]], [[Hillary Clinton]], Brennan, [[George Soros]], [[Wasserman Schultz]], CNN and others.<ref>http://thefederalist.com/2018/10/24/suspicious-packages-sent-to-obama-clinton/</ref> The fake bomb scare sent to CNN was used to create hundreds of hours of anti-Trump programming.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/news/cnn-pipe-bomb-white-powder-harmless-law-enforcement-report/</ref> | + | Just when things looked desperate for Democrats with unhinged mobs responding to the party's leadership, CNN reported it had recieved a mail bomb addressed to [[John Brennan]], who actually works for [[NBC]]. Republican leaders were quick to condemn political violence, unlike Democratic leaders, who encourage it. President Trump vowed to use all the resources of the federal government to find who was responsible. NYPD initially said the bombs were active, however after the story hit the news cycle, the the false information was retracted.<ref>https://www.apnews.com/5c93ac06309c4ce88e8cd5023f89feca</ref> |
| | + | Other fake bombs were sent to various people as well. All the usual suspects in the [[Russia collusion hoax]] and misinformation to rig the [[2016 presidential election]] were involved - [[Barack Obama]], [[Hillary Clinton]], Brennan, [[George Soros]], [[Wasserman Schultz]], CNN and others.<ref>http://thefederalist.com/2018/10/24/suspicious-packages-sent-to-obama-clinton/</ref> The fake bomb scare sent to CNN was used to create hundreds of hours of anti-Trump programming.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/news/cnn-pipe-bomb-white-powder-harmless-law-enforcement-report/</ref> |
| | There was clearly an [[ISIS]] flag on the bomb photo provided by CNN, yet the [[mainstream media]] peddled more [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] about the far right and Trump's rhetoric. | | There was clearly an [[ISIS]] flag on the bomb photo provided by CNN, yet the [[mainstream media]] peddled more [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] about the far right and Trump's rhetoric. |