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Today's Table of Contents

*Biden in the News <#SECTION_1>*

• Rallying Support For Cordray In Ohio, Biden Blasts Trump Over Rhetoric.
<#S1>

• Biden To Campaign For Democrats In Wisconsin Today. <#S2>

• Biden To Stump For Pair Of Illinois Democratic Hopefuls On Wednesday.
<#S3>

• Biden To Appear With McCaskill In Missouri Tomorrow. <#S4>

• Biden To Headline GOTV Rally For Michigan Democrats In Lansing On
Thursday. <#S5>

• Biden, Obama Working To Help Democrats Win Back Swing Voters Who Backed
Trump. <#S6>

• Axelrod: Biden “Sure Seems To Be Headed” Toward 2020 Bid. <#S7>

• Politico: Sanders Leads Potential 2020 Democrats “In The Media Primary.”
<#S8>

*Leading the News <#SECTION_2>*

• Trump To Visit Pittsburgh As White House, Allies Denounce Accusation He’s
Anti-Semitic. <#S9>

• Rosenstein: DOJ To Review Hate Crimes Nationwide. <#S10>

*Domestic Policy <#SECTION_3>*

• Trump: “Fake News Media” Is “The True Enemy Of The People.” <#S11>

• Trump Says Sayoc Was “Insane For A Long Time,” Scalise Shooter Was
Sanders “Fan.” <#S12>

• Trump To Caravan: “This Is An Invasion,” US “Military Is Waiting For You.”
<#S13>

• Poll: Majority Blame Obama, Not Trump, For State Of Healthcare. <#S14>

• Lieu: Democratic House Majority Would Aggressively Exercise Oversight.
<#S15>

• Trump Says He’ll Probably Respond To Some Of Mueller’s Questions. <#S16>

• Trump Plans Blitz Of Rallies, $6 Million Ad Buy Ahead Of Midterms. <#S17>

*Foreign Policy <#SECTION_4>*

• China Loosens Trade Ties With Iran Ahead Of New US Sanctions. <#S18>

• Bloomberg News: US Planning More China Tariffs If Trump-Xi Meeting Fails.
<#S19>

• Trump Pledges Continued US-Brazil Cooperation Following Bolsonaro’s
Victory. <#S20>

• US Releases American Who Fought For ISIS In Syria. <#S21>

• Nine Wounded In Tunisian Suicide Bombing. <#S22>

• Russia Grants Cuba $50M Military Equipment Loan. <#S23>

• Merkel Announces She Won’t Seek Reelection In 2021, Stepping Down As CDU
Head. <#S24>

*Cancer Research <#SECTION_5>*

• NCI Grant Founds Cancer Health Disparities Research Partnership. <#S25>

• Good Samaritan Hospital In West Islip To Open Cancer Center Next Year.
<#S26>

• Scottish Biotech Company Developing Product That May Be Safer Than
Chemotherapy. <#S27>

*Editorials/Op-Eds <#SECTION_6>*

• New York Times. <#S28>

• Washington Post. <#S29>
Biden in the News
Rallying Support For Cordray In Ohio, Biden Blasts Trump Over Rhetoric.

The Youngstown (OH) Vindicator
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(10/29, Skolnick, Grzelewski) reports that former Vice President Joe Biden,
campaigning for Ohio gubernatorial candidate Richard Cordray (D) in
Youngstown on Monday, “sharply criticized” President Trump “for his
rhetoric he says is adversely impacting the nation.” During a rally at
Youngstown State University, Biden talked about “the recent violence that
has struck the nation. This it the time for American leaders of all
political stripes, all of them, to think about consoling the victims and
uniting this country,’ Biden said. He added: ‘You get it. Words matter, and
words from our leaders matter.’” The Toledo (OH) Blade
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(10/29, Skalka) reports that Biden “condemned the attack at a Pittsburgh
synagogue that killed 11 people over the weekend and urged Americans of all
political stripes to unite, saying it’s up to leaders to ‘dial down the
tone and to restore some dignity to the national dialogue.’”

The Cleveland Plain Dealer
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(10/29, Richardson) reports, “Less than one week after being targeted by a
mail bomber who appeared to have focused on” Trump’s “political opponents,”
Biden “decried what he described as the erosion of American ideals at the
hands of Trump and his divisive political style. Racism, jingoism and
anti-Semitism have been allowed to spread, Biden said, pointing to the
Charlottesville riots, the separation of children from their families at
the US-Mexico border and the recent shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue.”
Said Biden, “Folks, this is a distorted world view. When that hatred is
given space to fester, it encourages the seedier side of society to come
out from the rocks. It legitimates them.”

The Warren (OH) Tribune Chronicle
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(10/30, Fox) reports, “In the wake of the shooting at a synagogue in
Pittsburgh and the mailing of pipe bombs to numerous leading Democrats,
including himself,” Biden talked “about the need for leaders who recognize
that ‘words matter.’” Said Biden, “Our political opponents are not our
enemies, and the press is not the enemy of the people.” The former Vice
President “encouraged the crowd of hundreds to vote for leaders who display
‘decency’ and respect for people, whom they are hoping to serve.”

In an online article, WKSU-FM
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Kent, OH (10/29, Richmond) quoted Biden as saying, “I wrote a year ago,
after the horrific events in Charlottesville, and I believe it just as
strongly as I did then, that we’re in a battle for the soul of America.” On
its website, ABC News
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(10/29, Siegel) reported that Biden “said the country feels ‘precariously
close’ to the scene described by the Irish poet W.B. Yeats in ‘The Second
Coming,’ quoting the warning that the ‘centre cannot hold.’ ‘It’s on our
leaders to set the tone, to dial down the temperature,’ to add ‘dignity to
our national dialogue,’ he said.”

The Washington Examiner
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(10/29, Chaitin) reported Biden “warned that the world may soon be without
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,” asserting that “the alliance,
which Trump has criticized, could be gone in five years. ‘They’re not
laughing,’ Biden said about the global community. ‘They’re scared to death.
They’re crying. ... Because they know without a strong United States,
they’re all in trouble. Not a joke. Mark my words, if we don’t turn things
around, there will be no NATO in five years.’”

On its website, WBNS-TV
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Columbus, OH (10/29, Landers) reported, “At times Biden sounded like he was
running for office himself, as he railed against the” GOP “and what he
called attacks on American values. ‘But these values are being shredded
putting their self-interests before the ideas and ideals that we stand for
amassing power and abusing power,’ he said.” On its website, WFMJ-TV
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Youngstown, OH (10/23, Nicks) reported that Biden, “having been to the
Mahoning Valley many times,” spoke “about the strength he sees in the
people here.” Said Biden, “Labor helped build the whole middle class in my
Valley and here in this Valley. You’re made up of the same folks man.
You’re made up of the same grit and toughness of that where I come from.”

The Columbus (OH) Dispatch
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(10/29, Ludlow) reports that Biden touted Cordray’s candidacy during a
discussion “with Ohio State University students in a surprise retail
politics stop at Sloopy’s Diner in the Ohio Union” in Columbus, where the
former Vice President “was greeted by many of the Ohio State students as if
he were a rock star. Biden dropped by the Union prior to a Columbus
fund-raiser for Cordray’s campaign and a late-afternoon rally in Youngstown
on Monday. ‘You gotta vote,’ Biden kept telling his audience with the
election but eight days away.”

Ohio State University – The Lantern
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(10/29, Sutelan) reports that Biden “talked to everyone in the diner:
students grabbing lunch, cooks, dishwashers, managers, cashiers.” Biden and
Cordray “fielded questions from the half-circle of students, encouraging
people to vote for the Democratic candidate for governor, though not
directly addressing Cordray’s Republican opponent, Ohio Attorney General
Mike DeWine.” In an online article, WKSU-FM
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Kent, OH (10/29, Pfleger) reported that Biden “even called one student’s
grandma to tell her to vote for Cordray.”

On its website, WKEF-TV
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Dayton, OH (10/29) reported that Ohio State University political scientist
Dr. Paul Beck “said Biden can help Cordray with Democrats and independents
who may have switched their vote in 2016 for President Donald Trump. ‘He is
somebody I think who is looked upon as just a common guy,’ Beck said.
‘Biden helps and helps in the very groups Cordray needs to draw well in to
be able to win the election. It’s a very close race. Whoever wins the
governorship will be an important person in the 2020 election and so it’s
very important for both Democrats and Republicans to get their person in.’”
Among the local TV stations offering broadcasts on Biden’s visit are
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Youngstown, OH (10/30), WLWT-TV[image: Image removed by sender. Video]
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Youngstown, OH (10/30), WBNS-TV[image: Image removed by sender. Video]
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Columbus, OH (10/30), and WTOL-TV[image: Image removed by sender. Video]
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Toledo, OH (10/30).

*WCPO-TV: Biden’s “Rape Everything” Remark On GOP “Raised Some
Eyebrows.” *In a broadcast, WCPO-TV[image: Image removed by sender. Video]
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Cincinnati's Good Morning Tri-State 5AM (10/30) reports that Biden “is
taking some heat this morning for a controversial comment aimed at the”
GOP. During Monday’s rally in Youngstown, Biden’s remark on “the GOP and
healthcare raised some eyebrows.” Biden was shown saying, “They want to go
after the things they’ve never ever liked, cost a lot of money and doesn’t
allow them to rape everything. And that’s Medicare, Medicaid, and Social
Security.”
Biden To Campaign For Democrats In Wisconsin Today.

The AP
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(10/29) reports that former Vice President Joe Biden “is coming to
Wisconsin a week before the election to get out the vote in Madison and
Milwaukee.” Biden plans “to hold an early voting rally Tuesday morning on
the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison,” where, he’ll be joined
by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, (D), Democratic gubernatorial Tony Evers (D), and
other Democrats. In thee afternoon, Biden is slated to visit “Milwaukee for
a similar event at a union labor hall where he [is] to be joined by Evers
and his running mate Mandela Barnes.”

The Wisconsin State Journal
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(10/30, Sommerhauser) reports that Biden “is touring the Midwest this week
– he visited Ohio State University Monday and will go to St. Louis
Wednesday – urging support for Democratic candidates. Biden is widely
viewed as a leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination in
2020 but has not yet said if he will seek it.”
Biden To Stump For Pair Of Illinois Democratic Hopefuls On Wednesday.

In an online article, WNIJ-FM
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DeKalb, IL (10/29, Stephens) reported that former Vice President Joe Biden
will visit “Illinois this week to drum up support for several Democratic
congressional candidates. Biden will host a rally Wednesday morning at the
Kane County Fairgrounds to urge people to” support nurse Lauren Underwood’s
(D) bid to unseat IL14 Rep. Randy Hultgren (R). WNIJ added, “Later in the
day, Biden will travel to East St. Louis,” where he’ll seek to boost
Brendan Kelly (D), who is challenging IL12 Rep. Mike Bost (R). The St.
Charles (IL) Patch
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(10/29, Farver) similarly reports on Biden’s scheduled appearance in St.
Charles in support of Underwood.
Biden To Appear With McCaskill In Missouri Tomorrow.

In an online article, KPLR-TV
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St. Louis (10/29, Hessel) reported that former Vice President Joe Biden has
“announced that he will be attending the ‘Get Out and Vote’ rally with”
Sen. Claire McCaskill on “Wednesday, October 31. The event will take place
at the Machinists District 9 office located at 12365 St. Charles Rock Road
in Bridgeton. ... McCaskill is in a tight re-election race with Republican
Attorney General Josh Hawley.”
Biden To Headline GOTV Rally For Michigan Democrats In Lansing On Thursday.

The Detroit News
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(10/29, Burke) reports that former Vice President Joe Biden is slated to
visit “Michigan on Thursday for a political rally in Lansing to galvanize
Democrats ahead of next week’s midterm elections. Biden was just in
Michigan last month to campaign with” gubernatorial hopeful Gretchen
Whitmer (D). The News adds, “Thursday’s get-out-the-vote rally at Lansing
Community College is being hosted by the campaign of” ex-Obama
Administration official Elissa Slotkin (D), who is bidding to unseat MI8
Rep. Mike Bishop (R). The former Vice President “previously endorsed
Slotkin, who often advised Biden on national security matters when she
served in the White House and later as a top defense official at the
Pentagon.” MLive (MI)
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(10/29, Gibbons) reports Whitmer, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D), and lieutenant
governor candidate Garlin Gilchrist (D) are also “expected to attend”
Thursday’s event. In online articles, WDIV-TV
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Detroit (10/29, Dado) reports, and WWMT-TV
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Grand Rapids, MI (10/29, Minegar) briefly reported on the coming rally in
Lansing.
Biden, Obama Working To Help Democrats Win Back Swing Voters Who Backed
Trump.

In an online article, NBC News
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(10/30, Memoli) reports, “On the eve of an election most in his party felt
was all but won, Joe Biden couldn’t shake the nagging feeling that
something was wrong. And a crowd in the mood to celebrate instead got
something of a premonition from” Biden, who said while stumping alongside
then-Democratic nominee for Vice President, Sen. Tim Kaine, “There’s a lot
of people who are going to vote for Donald Trump. We’ve got to figure out
why. What is eating at them?” Today, Biden “seems to be on a mission to
again help his party answer that question head-on. And to do so, both he
and former President Obama have been targeting those very voters who helped
put them in the White House for eight years, then voted to elect President
Trump.”
Axelrod: Biden “Sure Seems To Be Headed” Toward 2020 Bid.

Politico Magazine
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(10/30) provides a transcript of an interview Tim Alberta conducted with
former Obama chief strategist David Axelrod. Asked about a potential 2020
White House bid by former Vice President Joe Biden, Axelrod replied, “He
sure seems to be headed in that direction. You know, I think two things.
One is I think he’s genuinely offended by the way Trump is governing and
not governing, the way he is dividing the country. ... It’s also true that
this is a guy who has been talked about as a presidential nominee since the
time he arrived in the Senate in 1973. He has run twice before. He knows
the job as well as anybody. He really was an important counselor to
President Obama.” Axelrod added, “And so it’s hard to say, ‘No, I don’t
think so. I’m going to pass on this one.’ I think he feels he would have
won last time if he had been the nominee.”
Politico: Sanders Leads Potential 2020 Democrats “In The Media Primary.”

Politico
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(10/30, Siders) reports, “Never mind the chatter about 20 or 25 Democrats
running for the presidential nomination in 2020. In the media primary – the
scramble for newspaper headlines, TV hits and social media mentions – there
are only six or seven contenders. Next year, when candidates will likely
need to meet a polling threshold to claim a place in the critical early
debates, that ability to generate media attention will be more important
than ever.” So far, “the candidates creating the bulk of it” are “Sen.
Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden, lawyer Michael Avenatti
and Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris and Cory Booker.” Sanders “leads
the field of potential 2020 candidates in mentions on traditional news
sites, appearing in nearly 114,000 articles over the past three months,
according to a Meltwater analysis. ... Biden, Avenatti and Warren were all
mentioned in at least 70,000 articles, while Harris and Booker came up at
least 50,000 times.”
Leading the News
Trump To Visit Pittsburgh As White House, Allies Denounce Accusation He’s
Anti-Semitic.

President Trump and the First Lady will visit Pittsburgh today, as media
reports highlight the debate over Trump’s rhetoric and sound a decidedly
unfavorable note on his performance since Saturday’s tragedy. The CBS
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(10/29, story 4, 1:50, Garrett) reported, for example, “The role of
consoler-in-chief is not one then-candidate Trump auditioned for in 2016
and very little about his presidency suggests he considers living up to its
contemporary norms, a particular presidential obligation.” Jim Acosta said
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(10/29), meanwhile, “With his own incendiary rhetoric under a microscope,”
Trump “will visit Pittsburgh...and come face-to-face with a community that
is divided over his mere presence after the mass shooting at the Tree of
Life Synagogue.”

The New York Times
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(10/29, Gabriel) reports that “still reeling from the horror and grief
after Saturday’s massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue, Pittsburgh is now
dealing with something else: the barbed politics of the 2018 midterms and
widespread opposition to...Trump’s plan to visit here Tuesday.” The Times
adds that “one week before Americans head to the polls, criticisms that the
president is sowing hurtful divisions in society have become an electoral
issue, a turn of events that the White House and Republicans are vehemently
pushing back on.” The Times adds that “chants of ‘Vote! Vote! Vote!’ broke
out during vigils for victims of the synagogue shootings.” The Washington
Post
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(10/29, Wang) similarly reports “critics of Trump have said that his
incendiary rhetoric has contributed to a rise in extremism and could be
perceived by radicals as a green light for violence.” In a separate story,
the Washington Post
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(10/29, Dawsey) says that “ahead of his Tuesday visit to Pittsburgh,” Trump
“and his top aides have struggled to balance their scorched-earth campaign
strategy with calls for national unity following last weekend’s slaughter
of 11 Jewish worshipers in a synagogue there.”

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(10/29, Bauder) reports, “The White House said...Trump will travel to
Pittsburgh...to offer his support in the wake of the Tree of Life
Congregation massacre despite concerns from local officials about the
timing of the visit.” White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders “said
during a news conference Monday that Trump and first lady Melania Trump are
coming ‘to express the support of the American people and grieve with the
Pittsburgh community.’”

Bloomberg News
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(10/29, Jacobs) reports that Sanders also said yesterday, “Anti-Semitism is
a plague to humanity,” and CQ Roll Call
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(10/29, Bennett) that “during a rare press briefing,” she “called for all
Americans to rally around the country’s Jewish community.” USA Today
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(10/29, Jackson, Fritze, Cummings) notes that “fighting back tears, Sanders
noted that Trump ‘is the grandfather of several Jewish grandchildren.’” The
Hill
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(10/29, Fabian) quotes her as saying, “The president cherishes the American
Jewish community for everything it stands for and contributes to our
country.” The New York Times
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(10/29, Davis) similarly reports Sanders “began...with an emotional
condemnation of the killings and of anti-Semitism,” but “also lashed out at
the news media, arguing that news organizations were falsely blaming Mr.
Trump for the violence.”

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(10/29) about his plan to visit Pittsburgh on Tuesday, said, “I’m just
going to pay my respects. I’m also going to the hospital to see the
officers and some of the people that were so badly hurt. And I really look
forward to going. I would have done it even sooner, but I didn’t want to
disrupt any more than they already have disruption but I look forward to
going to Pittsburgh tomorrow.”

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(10/29) what the term “nationalist” means to him. Trump said, “To me I
don’t have to clarify. It means all of the country, and fighting for the
country. I look at two things: globalists and nationalists. I’m somebody
that wants to take care of our country because for many, many years...our
leaders have been more worried about the world than they have about the
United States and then leave us in the mess.” Trump added, “I’m proud of
this country and I call that nationalism. I call it being a nationalist and
I don’t see any other connotation than that.”

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(10/29) about accusations that he is anti-Semitic, Trump said, “I just
received an award from the state of Israel...thanking me because I moved to
the, as you know, the embassy to Jerusalem, making Jerusalem the capital of
Israel and I just did that. How many presidents said they were going to do
it and they never did it? Many, many presidents.” Trump added, “This
horrible human being, this terrible person who did the shooting was not a
Donald Trump fan because he said I was too close to Israel.”

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(10/29), White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said Trump “has denounced
antisemitism in all forms. He said we must rise above this evil. He has
called for the death penalty for this murderer in Pittsburgh who gunned
down 11 innocent people because of their faith. And he said the word
antisemitism, antisemite any number of times. That’s really the lesson from
Pittsburgh, everyone. I can’t believe on these shows yesterday and over of
the weekend people are pointing the finger, media making it about
themselves. Cut it out. And recognize that this man went in there to,
quote, ‘kill Jews.’ ... People gunned down because of their Jewish faith.
... This President is asking us to rise above it and come together and
unify as a nation. And anybody who is saying he isn’t, isn’t listening.”

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(10/29) (10/29), Conway said, “We have not heard the last from the
President on this matter. ... He condemned in no uncertain terms the
antisemitism. And that’s the lesson for me this weekend. I don’t like
people pointing fingers for a very simple reason: We are disrespecting the
victims and the opportunity to instruct everybody as to why this happened.
They were murdered...because they were Jewish.” Conway went on to say, “We
just need people to understand in 2018 in this country, as in many places
and spaces around this world for centuries, Jewish people are being
murdered because of their faith.”

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(10/29), “Of course, the mainstream media, Democratic Party, they are now
speaking with one voice, literally condemning...Trump for this weekend’s
horrific attack. ... This is beyond despicable, beyond low, beyond
disgusting obviously in the lead up to an election. Not only is President
Trump historically supportive of the Jewish community and Israel but the
monster recently for Saturday’s act of terror, hated Donald Trump. Why? In
large part, for being so lows to out closest friends and allies in Israel.”

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(10/29), in response to a montage of media figures and Democrats blaming
Trump for the synagogue massacre, Brian Kilmeade said, “To think that the
President could somehow be linked to this, you have to suspend disbelief,
especially when he has great links to the Jewish community, both at home or
abroad. He has a daughter who converted, a son-in-law who is playing a key
role in his Administration, means so much to him, at his right hand.”
Kilmeade added that the terrorist responsible for the attack in Pittsburgh
“happened to hate Donald Trump.” Steve Doocy added, “This shooter
hated...Trump, thought he was a ‘globalist,’ didn’t vote for him.”

*Pittsburgh Mayor Won’t Attend Events With Trump. *The Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette
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(10/29, Routh) reports that “shortly before the announcement of the visit,
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette he wants the
White House to consult with families of those killed in the shooting before
announcing a visit – and asked that it not happen ‘while we are burying the
dead.’” Later Monday, “Peduto spokesman Timothy McNulty said the mayor
would not attend any events with the president.”

*Rabbi Of Synagogue Attacked By Shooter Welcomes Trump Visit. *Jeff
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(10/29), “The President is facing a mixed reaction as he and the First Lady
plan to visit Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Jeffrey Myers, the rabbi at the Tree
of Life Synagogue, said he welcomed the President.” Myers was shown saying,
“The President of the United States is always welcome. I’m a citizen, he’s
my President. He’s certainly welcome.” Zeleny added, however, that Myers’
“view is hardly universal.” Breitbart
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(10/29, Baker) reports that CNN also asked Myers “if he blamed anyone
‘beyond the gunman’ for the attack.” Breitbart says Myers declined to do
so. The Daily Caller
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(10/29, Athey) notes Myers said, “I don’t really foist blame upon any
person. ... Hate does not know religion, race, creed, political party. It’s
not a political issue in any way, shape, or form. Hate does not know any of
those things.”

*Israeli Education Minister Praises Trump. *Israeli Education
Minister Naftali Bennett said on Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle[image: Image
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(10/29), “I spent a couple of days in Squirrel Hill in Pittsburgh with the
Jewish community and all I received was warmth, desire for unity. I think
the President is absolutely right as the leader of the United States to go
there and visit. I’m sure he would have been criticized had he not decided
to go. And I think it’s time for unity and for all of us to stand together.
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in the interview, Bennett said, “I think President Trump has been extremely
supportive of the state of Israel. Moved the embassy to Jerusalem, has
recognized Jerusalem as our capital. Has been a big friend of the Jewish
people. This is not a partisan issue. It’s got to be bipartisan. The
President and on the other side of the aisle, everyone has to step up,
speak up against anti-Semitism and that’s exactly what’s going on here.”

*Jewish Group Led By Soros’ Son Asks Trump To Stay Away From
Pittsburgh. *The New York Times
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(10/29, Robertson, Tavernise, Haag) reports that “the Pittsburgh chapter of
the progressive Jewish group, Bend the Arc: Jewish Action, which is focused
on social justice in the United States, said in an open letter to Mr. Trump
that he was ‘not welcome in Pittsburgh until you fully denounce white
nationalism.’” The Times notes that “the chairman of the board of Bend the
Arc: Jewish Action is Alexander Soros,” the son of George Soros, “the
billionaire philanthropist and major donor to Democratic candidates.”
Several paragraphs later, the Times reports that “other people in
Pittsburgh’s Jewish community said they would be glad for a visit from Mr.
Trump, including Rabbi Jeffrey Myers of the Tree of Life synagogue.”

The Washington Post
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(10/29, Wang) reports that in 2015, Bend the Arc, “with the help of
Alexander Soros...launched the first Jewish political action committee
focused on dealing solely with domestic issues.” The Post adds, “According
to its website, the group supports ‘everyone threatened by the Trump
agenda.’” The Post notes that Robert Bowers “espoused anti-Semitic views,”
but does not mention that he was also critical of Trump.

Unlike the New York Times and the Washington Post, meanwhile,
Reuters
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(10/29, Resnick-Ault) does not note the role played by Soros’s Bend the Arc
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(10/29, story 3, 2:30, Karl) didn’t note Soros’ links to “one progressive
Jewish group in Pittsburgh saying the President is not welcome until he
fully denounces white supremacy.” ABC added that “in response to that, the
White House said the President has repeatedly denounced bigotry and racism
in all forms.”

The New York Times
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(10/29, Halbfinger) reports from Israel, where “the decades-old animosity
between left and right has reached new levels of enmity in recent years,”
and “with the Israeli government, like many across Europe, also taking a
decidedly nationalistic turn, the election of...Trump has only compounded
that strife, widening the rift between Israeli and American Jews.” The
Times adds “politically liberal American Jews have been repelled by Mr.
Trump’s solid support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and by Mr.
Netanyahu’s effusive embrace of Mr. Trump and his granting of a wish-list’s
worth of political gifts.”

The Washington Post
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(10/29, Lee) reports the shooting “deepened sharply divided views in the
American Jewish community about...Trump, inflaming a debate about whether
he has fostered an atmosphere that allows hate and anti-Semitism to
flourish.” The Post adds “some view Saturday’s shooting...as an opportunity
for Trump to reverse the damage done by his Charlottesville comments.”

*Scarborough: Trump Deserves Blame For Synagogue Massacre. *MSNBC’s
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(10/29) opened with clips of past presidents responding to national
tragedies and then one of Trump this weekend talking about his hair. Mika
Brzezinski said, “11 people were murdered on Saturday and hours later the
commander in chief was cracking jokes about his hair.” Joe Scarborough
added, “You have had a president and a candidate running for president who
after Charlottesville preached moral relativism and equated neo-Nazis with
those that were protesting against neo-Nazis. You have had somebody who has
been calling Hispanics ‘breeders,’ somebody who has been calling himself a
‘nationalist,’ and neo-Nazis have come out praising him for that. ... He
has refused steadfastly to attack white nationalists. He has refused to
call back his attacks against all the people who...had bombs sent to” them
last week. According to Scarborough, “This is a national reckoning. ... In
a week, people get to make a decision. Is this the America they want to
live in?”

*NBC News: Trump “Blamed The Synagogue For Not Having An Armed
Guard.” *NBC Nightly News[image: Image removed by sender. Video]
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(10/29, story 4, 2:05, Holt) reported, “When the President visits
Pittsburgh tomorrow, he’ll once again find himself being viewed through the
lens of controller in chief, a role critics say he’s struggled to fill in
the wake of national tragedies.” NBC (Mitchell) added, “At times of
national tragedy, Americans look to their leaders for comfort,” yet Trump
“blamed the synagogue for not having an armed guard.” Trump was shown
saying, “If they had protection inside, the results would be better.” NBC
also described Trump as “joking he should have canceled appearances, not
because the nation was in mourning, but because of his hair.” Trump said,
“I said maybe I should cancel this arrangement because I have a bad hair
day.”

*WPost’s Cohen Discusses “Trump’s Anti-Semitism,” Says He Has
“Mind-Set Of An Anti-Semite.” *Richard Cohen writes in his Washington Post
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(10/29) column that Republicans “do not appreciate that, in both style and
rhetoric, Trump’s anti-Semitism, like that of Eastern Europe’s, is ‘without
Jews.’” While Trump “himself lacks the prejudice,” he “has adopted or
embraced the mind-set of an anti-Semite.” For example, he “does not rebut
the stereotype of the villainous rich Jew, that latter-day Rothschild,
George Soros, who is seen as the deus ex machina funding the caravan of the
desperate wending its way north from Honduras.”

*Politico: Politics Of Terrorism Turn Against Trump. *Politico
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(10/29, Restuccia) reports, meanwhile, that Trump’s “attempt to revive
fears about Islamic terrorism, one quickly turned upside-down by two major
domestic attacks with no apparent links beyond America’s borders, and which
Trump has struggled to address politically.” Politico adds that “in
political terms, Trump has been a victim of his own success: The
multinational military campaign launched against ISIS in 2014 has succeeded
in devastating the radical terrorist group’s infrastructure and has
recaptured nearly all the territory ISIS once controlled in Syria and
Iraq.” However, “that has also deprived Trump of a political theme that he
used to powerful effect in 2015 and 2016.”

*Rep. Doyle Criticizes Trump Ahead Of Pittsburgh Visit. *Rep. Mike
Doyle (D-PA), whose district includes the area of Pittsburgh where the
synagogue is located, was asked on CNN’s Situation Room[image: Image
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(10/29) if he wants to Trump to visit and speak in his district. Doyle
said, “I think the focus should be on the families. Tomorrow, nine families
are going to bury 11 people. And I know where my focus is tomorrow. ... I
want whatever the families want. Whatever the congregation wants. This is
about them. It’s not about the President or anybody else. It’s about those
families who have lost loved ones and are mourning. And if they want the
President there, then that’s fine with me.” Asked what he would like to
hear from Trump, Doyle said, “The President has the largest megaphone in
the country. And he should use it to help unite the country. And
unfortunately, that’s not what he does.”

*Despite Charges Of Anti-Semitism, Republicans Continue Attacks On
Soros. *The Washington Post
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(10/29, Debonis) reports that “Republicans pressed ahead in casting
financier George Soros as a threat, shrugging off criticism that the
attacks are anti-Semitic, days after a fervent supporter of President Trump
was charged with sending a mail bomb to Soros’s home and a gunman opened
fire at a Pittsburgh synagogue.” The National Republican Congressional
Committee continued airing an ad Monday “criticizing a Minnesota Democratic
candidate and Iraq War veteran over his job at a foundation funded in part
by Soros,” while the Michigan Republican Party promoted an ad depicting
Soros among forces “looking to rig Michigan’s elections.”

A second Washington Post
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(10/29, Sonmez) story says a “US government agency has launched an internal
investigation after airing a Spanish-language program earlier this year
describing George Soros as a ‘multimillionaire Jew’ and espousing
conspiracy theories about the billionaire philanthropist.” The 15-minute
segment was aired in May by Radio and Television Martí in Cuba. John F.
Lansing, CEO and director of the US Agency for Global Media, which oversees
Radio and Television Martí’s parent office, said in a statement Monday that
a probe is underway and described the video segment as “inconsistent with
our professional standards and ethics.”

*Campbell Soup Speeds Retirement Of Executive Who Said Soros Behind
Migrant Caravan. *The New York Times
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(10/29, Tsang) reports that “a Campbell Soup Company executive who had
planned to retire next month left last week instead after sharing a
conspiracy theory on Twitter about a migrant caravan in Mexico,” Campbell
announced Monday. Kelly Johnston, who has served as the company’s vice
president of government affairs, “agreed to ‘accelerate’ his retirement
after he said on Twitter last week that a foundation led by George
Soros...was the driving force behind a caravan of thousands of migrants
headed toward Mexico’s border with the United States.”

*Drudge Criticizes Fox Host Who “Laughed And Joked” After
Pittsburgh Shooting. *The Washington Examiner
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(10/29, Scarry) reports Matt Drudge, founder and editor of the Drudge
Report, “targeted Fox News on Monday for what he said was an insensitive TV
segment in light of the mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue.” On Twitter
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Drudge wrote, “A segment on Fox News this morning where hosts laughed and
joked their way through a discussion on political impact of terror was
bizarre. Not even 48 hours since blood flowed at synagogue? Check your soul
in the makeup chair!” The Examiner notes that Drudge “did not specify what
hosts or show he was describing, but a tweet sent minutes earlier” said,
“Is it really funny?” and featured a photo of Fox News host Lisa “Kennedy”
Montgomery smiling on air.

*Fox Executive Condemns Remarks By Guest On Lou Dobbs’ Show. *The New
York Times
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(10/28, Schwartz) reports that a Fox Business Network executive on Sunday
“condemned the appearance of a guest” on “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” after the
guest’s remarks “were linked to anti-Semitism.” The guest, Chris Farrell of
the conservative Washington group Judicial Watch, “claimed the caravan of
refugees now traveling in southern Mexico was funded by George Soros,” who
is Jewish. The Times notes that the episode was originally broadcast on
Thursday but was shown again on Saturday night, after the shooting in
Pittsburgh. In a statement, Gary Schreier, senior vice president for
programming at Fox Business, said, “We condemn the rhetoric by the guest on
‘Lou Dobbs Tonight.’” He also said Farrell will no longer be booked on
either Fox Business Network or Fox News Channel.

*Accused Pittsburgh Shooter Appears In Court. *The AP
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(10/29, Dale, Lauer, Breed) reports that Robert Gregory Bowers, “the man
accused in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre, appeared briefly in federal
court in a wheelchair and handcuffs Monday to face charges he killed 11
people in what is believed to be the deadliest attack on Jews in US
history.” The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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(10/29, Guza) says Bowers “requested a public defender and spoke few words
Monday” as “marshals unrestrained his hands only briefly to sign
paperwork.” The New York Times
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(10/29, Robertson, Tavernise, Haag) notes the charges against him “included
obstructing the free exercise of religious beliefs – a hate crime, which
can carry the death penalty, a sentence that federal authorities said
Sunday they intended to pursue. He also faces state charges.”

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(10/29, lead story, 3:50, Begnaud) reported Bowers “was just out of the
hospital. He looked alert and curious. He kind of scanned the courtroom to
see who was there. It was interesting, because he waived his right to have
the judge tell him what the penalty could be if he gets convicted, life in
prison or execution.” ABC World News Tonight[image: Image removed by
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(10/29, lead story, 4:30, Gutman) said that “what is perhaps most chilling
about the man suspected of killing the atrocity in that synagogue behind me
is that he seemed to normal in court, chatting with his attorneys,
compliant with the bailiffs and undisturbed with the 11 murder charges he
faces.”

The Wall Street Journal
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(10/29, Maher, Ailworth), among other news outlets, runs a similar report
on Bowers’ court appearance. A “law enforcement source told” the Washington
Post
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(10/29, Wang), meanwhile, that “investigators recovered three handguns, two
rifles and hundreds of rounds of ammunition after executing a search
warrant at the residence. That’s in addition to at least four weapons
recovered at the synagogue.”

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(10/29, lead story, 2:15, Williams) reported, “According to investigators,
while Bowers was firing inside the Tree of Life synagogue and again after
he was arrested, he said he wanted to kill Jews.” The FBI “said he was
armed with an AR-15 and three handguns like these and used them all during
the rampage. His social media posts seethed with antis-Semitic hatred,
including for HIAS, a Jewish organization that helps refugees, people
Bowers called hostile invaders.”

*In Wake Of Shooting, WPost Editorial Calls On Voters To Elect
Pro-Gun Control Congress. *The Washington Post
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(10/29) editorializes, “Once again, the question must be asked of what it
will take – how many more mass shootings, lost lives and devastated
communities – before Congress enacts sensible gun control that includes
banning weapons designed for war.” The Post goes on to write that “voters
next week...should elect a Congress that will protect them by enacting
long-overdue gun reform that includes getting weapons of war off America’s
streets and out of its schools, theaters, churches and synagogues.”

*Kristof Calls For “Defanging The NRA.” *Nicholas Kristof writes in
his New York Times
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(10/29) column that “saving lives is not just about universal background
checks and red flag laws, but also about defanging the N.R.A,” which “has
been hijacked by extremist leaders committed not to their members’ (much
more reasonable) views, but to hard-line resistance of safety regulations.”
Rosenstein: DOJ To Review Hate Crimes Nationwide.

USA Today
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(10/29, Johnson) reports Deputy Attorney Rod Rosenstein on Monday “pledged
renewed commitment to hate crime enforcement across the country” as federal
prosecutors moved forward with charges against the alleged gunman in an
attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue. Rosenstein told a gathering of law
enforcement officials, “The tragic attack at the Pittsburgh Tree of Life
synagogue two days ago serves as a stark reminder of the need to protect
all Americans against hate crimes. In mourning the victims today, we also
commit ourselves to preventing future attacks.” Citing “rampant
underreporting of crimes of hate, Rosenstein announced the Justice
Department would fund a nationwide review of such incidents.”

*NYTimes: Growing Anti-Semitism Shocks American Jews. *The New York
Times
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(10/29, Goodstein) reports that “until recent years, many Jews in America
believed that the worst of anti-Semitism was over there, in Europe, a
vestige of the old country.” This weekend’s attack at a Pittsburgh
synagogue “was for many a shocking wake-up call,” but “it did not come out
of nowhere, said experts in anti-Semitism.” The Anti-Defamation League
logged “a 57 percent rise in anti-Semitic incidents in the United States in
2017, compared to the previous year.”

*Media Analyses: Social Media Platforms Used To Disseminate Hate
Speech. *The CBS Evening News[image: Image removed by sender. Video]
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(10/29, story 3, 2:00, Glor) reported, “Synagogue shooting suspect Robert
Bowers’ online posts and reposts were filled with hate, referring to Jews
as the children of Satan and both Jews and Muslims as filthy and evil. His
posts were on Gab.com, which bills itself as a haven for free speech but
critics say it is a gearing place for white nationalists and neo-Nazis.”
The Anti-Defamation League monitors “dozens of social media platforms and
hundreds of sites.” ADL Senior VP George Selim: “Various online platforms
have become the mechanism of choice for individuals to share and
disseminate vitriolic, anti-Semitic propaganda.” CBS (Pegues): “We checked
and found that last year, there were more than 16 million tweets involving
hate speech. That far outnumbered tweets mentioning the Super Bowl and the
television show ‘The Game Of Thrones.’”

The New York Times
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(10/29, Frenkel, Isaac, Conger) similarly reports that over the last 10
years, “it has become glaringly apparent that [social media] companies
never quite understood the negative consequences of that influence nor what
to do about it – and that they cannot put the genie back in the bottle.”
The Times says the “repercussions of the social media companies’ inability
to handle disinformation and hate speech have manifested themselves
abundantly in recent days” amid a series of bombs sent to prominent
Democrats and Saturday’s deadly shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue. The Wall
Street Journal
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(10/29, A1, Wells) has a similar story on its front page under the headline
“Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Puts Spotlight On Fringe Platforms And Their
Partners.”
Domestic Policy
Trump: “Fake News Media” Is “The True Enemy Of The People.”

President Trump tweeted
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on Monday morning, “There is great anger in our Country caused in part by
inaccurate, and even fraudulent, reporting of the news. The Fake News
Media, the true Enemy of the People, must stop the open & obvious hostility
& report the news accurately & fairly. That will do much to put out the
flame...[continuing tweet
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Anger and Outrage and we will then be able to bring all sides together in
Peace and Harmony. Fake News Must End!” Trump went back to Twitter
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in the evening to add, “CNN and others in the Fake News Business keep
purposely and inaccurately reporting that I said the ‘Media is the Enemy of
the People.’ Wrong! I said that the ‘Fake News (Media) is the Enemy of the
People,’ a very big difference. When you give out false information – not
good!” Trump added
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“Check out tweets from last two days. I refer to Fake News Media when
mentioning Enemy of the People – but dishonest reporters use only the word
‘Media.’ The people of our Great Country are angry and disillusioned at
receiving so much Fake News. They get it, and fully understand!”

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(10/29) last night, “When I say the enemy of the people, I am talking about
the fake news. ... You have news out there that’s so fake and I can do the
greatest thing ever.” Trump added, “Here’s the problem, we have a lot of
supporters. You know that better than anybody. All you have to do is look
at your ratings. Those supporters know that they’re lying. I watched ‘Meet
the Press’ this weekend. Everything was so falsely put, putting words in
people’s mouths.”

Media reports cast Trump as ignoring calls for tone down his
rhetoric in the wake of recent acts of violence. The Washington Post
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(10/29, Wagner) reports that Trump’s “latest invective on Twitter comes as
he faces calls to tone down his public statements amid criticism that his
attacks on political rivals and the media bear some culpability for the
current climate.” The AP
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(10/29, Lucey) says, meanwhile, that “grappling with a wave of
election-season violence...Trump escalated his rhetoric against the news
media,” and the Los Angeles Times
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(10/29, Stokols) that “rather than taking on the traditional task of
unifying the nation after a deadly shooting rampage,” Trump “reverted to
his usual rhetoric.” The Times adds, “His message: Blame the media, not
what observers see as his own divisive comments and tweets, for the
country’s highly partisan and increasingly dangerous political climate.” The
Hill
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(10/29, Samuels) reports Trump did “not have a crowded public schedule on
Monday, which often leads to him tweeting throughout the day against his
favorite targets.” The Hill also casts Trump as “undercutting his own calls
for unity.”

Politico
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(10/29, Oprysko) reports, meanwhile, that “the White House spent Monday
forcefully defending...Trump’s rhetoric about his critics and political
rivals, while also trying to turn blame for a series of potentially
politically motivated crimes back onto the media.” The Daily Caller
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(10/29, Brest) quotes Press Secretary Sarah Sanders as also saying, “The
very first thing that the president did was condemn the attacks both in
Pittsburgh and in the pipe bombs. ... The very first thing the media did
was blame the president and make him responsible for these ridiculous acts.
That is outrageous that that would be the very first reaction of so many
people across this country.” On the CBS Evening News[image: Image removed
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(10/29, story 4, 1:50, Garrett), Sanders was shown saying, “No, the
President is not placing blame. The President is not responsible for these
acts. The major news networks’ first public statement was to blame the
President and myself included.” CBS interjected, “That is not true.”

Along those lines, The Hill
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(10/29, Samuels) recounts that Sanders “declined to name which news outlets
or journalists...Trump believes are the ‘enemy of the people,’ downplaying
the role his rhetoric may have played in the political violence of the last
week.” Said[image: Image removed by sender. Video]
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Sanders, “The president is not referencing all media, he’s talking about
the growing amount of fake news in the country, and he’s calling that out.”
She “declined to call out specific reporters or media organizations, saying
‘those individuals probably know who they are.’” CNN’s Jim Acosta
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on Sanders to ‘have the guts’ to say which outlets are enemies of the
American people,” to which Sanders replied, “I think it’s irresponsible of
a news organization like yours to blame responsibility of a pipe bomb that
was not sent by the president, not just blame the president but blame
members of his administration for those heinous acts.” The Hill adds
“Sanders appeared to be referring to a statement from CNN President Jeff
Zucker condemning her and Trump’s attacks on the press after the network
received an explosive device in the mail last week.”

The Washington Examiner
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(10/29, Scarry) notes “CNN’s publicity department posted the exchange on
Twitter,” and later tweeted
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“No [Sanders], CNN did not say @realDonaldTrump was directly responsible
for the bomb sent to our office by his ardent and emboldened supporter. We
did say that he, and you, should understand your words matter. Every single
one of them. But so far, you don’t seem to get that.” Jeff Zeleny said on CNN’s
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(10/29) that Sanders said Trump “has not blamed anyone. But we have seen
him placing blame all over. One thing he hasn’t done, accept any of the
blame for leading to this climate of deadly political heat.” Wolf Blitzer
said on CNN’s Situation Room[image: Image removed by sender. Video]
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(10/29), “With the nation rocked to its core by Saturday’s massacre of
Jewish worshipers in Pittsburgh and the mailing of more than a dozen pipe
bombs to top Democrats and critics of...Trump, two suspects made initial
court appearances...even as the White House ignores the President’s latest
inflammatory rhetoric and denies he’s in any way stirring up hatred and
violence.”

Jim Acosta said on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360[image: Image removed
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(10/29), “This President is never going to admit that he shouldn’t say that
the press is the enemy of the people because it goes against what is really
a political strategy for him and that is to demonize his opponents to point
of submission. We’re just simply not going to do that. I talked to a top
Republican aide up on Capitol Hill who said most of the folks up there are
just resigned to the fact that the President is going to keep on doing
this.”

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(10/29), “I think he could elevate the tone of our discourse more than he
has and so on, but the idea that he is somehow responsible for creating a
kind of atmosphere in which this sort of behavior is encouraged I think is
nonsense and I think it is basically unfair to him.” Former White House
press secretary Sean Spicer said on Fox News’ Hannity[image: Image removed
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(10/29), “This should be a time of concern. Instead, we see this finger
pointing, mostly in the direction of...Trump, trying to figure out how much
blame we can assign to him.”

*CQ’s Ioffe: Trump “Has Radicalized So Many More People Than ISIS.”
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(10/29), “This President, one of the things that he really launched his
presidential run on is talking about Islamic radicalization. And this
President has radicalized so many more people than ISIS ever did.” Trump
was asked about Ioffe’s comment on Fox News The Ingraham Angle[image: Image
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(10/29), and he said, “That must be some kind of a sick woman.”

*WPost’s Rubin Calls For Boycott Of Fox News. *Je