Washington, October 27
US President Donald Trump on Friday called for ending the “politics of personal destruction” as he accused the media of using “sinister actions of one individual” to score political points against him and his party.
Trump’s comments at an election rally in North Carolina came hours after police apprehended a 56-year-old man from Florida on charges of sending package bombs to at least 10 present and former high-level government officials, including former president Barack Obama, former vice president Joe Biden and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton.
Trump asserted that he “will do everything” to stop political violance and said media has a major role to play in unifying the nation.
“Political violence must never, ever be allowed in America, and I will do everything in my power to stop it. In recent days, we’ve had a broader conversation about the tone and civility of our national dialogue. Everyone will benefit if we can end the politics of personal destruction,” Trump said amidst applause from his supporters.
“We must unify as a nation in peace, love, and in harmony. The media has a major role to play. Whether they want to or not,” he said as his supporters booed the media.
The large gathering of Trump’s supporters were chanting, “CNN sucks! CNN sucks!” Trump said the media has been unfair to him and the Republican Party. “And they do, indeed. They have a major role to play as far as tone and as far as everything,” Trump said.
“We all say this in all sincerity, but the media’s constant unfair coverage, deep hostility...... and negative attacks-you know that-only serve to drive people apart and to undermine healthy debate,” he said.
Trump alleged that the media has tried to link the recent spate of package bombs to him and the Republican party. “We have seen an effort by the media in recent hours to use the sinister actions of one individual to score political points against me and the Republican Party,” he said.
In the aftermath of the spate of package bombs, the Republicans have lost some ground in the upcoming November 6 elections. — PTI
Suspect is ex-stripper with Trump devotion
- Cesar Sayoc is an amateur body builder and former stripper, a loner with a long arrest record who showed little interest in politics until Donald Trump came along.
- On Friday, he was identified by authorities as the Florida man who put pipe bombs in small manila envelopes, affixed six stamps and sent them to some of Trump’s most prominent critics
- His arrest capped a week in which the bombs aimed at some of America’s biggest names - Obama, Clinton, De Niro - dominated the news and invited speculation about who might be responsible for them
- The answer, authorities said, was Sayoc, a 56-year-old man from Aventura, Florida, who was devoted to Trump, had a history of financial problems and an extensive arrest record, including a stint on probation for making a bomb threat
Moms hit the trail to preach gun control
- With a stack of pamphlets under her arm, Dawnee Giammittorio, who has been a gun control activist since her sister-in-law was shot dead-goes door-to-door in northern Virginia, hoping to help flip control of Congress back to the Democrats
- Giammittorio is canvassing in a state that is traditionally conservative but gradually turning to purple, and even blue, as urbanisation brings a more diverse population, especially in the areas outside Washington
- Giammittorio belongs to Moms Demand Action, which gathers each weekend to campaign in pairs, meeting voters to discuss their work for candidates that support tougher gun controls
- Like thousands of other moms, who wear red shirts for their cause, the 56-year-old Giammittorio is hoping for change at the ballot box
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