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*Friday, October 26, 2018 8:00 AM EDT*
Today's Table of Contents

*Biden in the News <#SECTION_1>*

• Biden On Bombs: “We’ve Got To Get Off This Machine” And “Come Together.”
<#S1>

• Despite Threats, Biden To Appear In Connecticut Today, Ohio On Monday.
<#S2>

• Biden To Campaign For Delgado In New York Today. <#S3>

• Biden To Headline Rally For Iowa Democrats In Cedar Rapids On Tuesday.
<#S4>

• Biden To Campaign For Baldwin, Evers In Wisconsin On Tuesday. <#S5>

*Leading the News <#SECTION_2>*

• As Biden, De Niro Get Bombs, Investigators Focus On Florida Mail-Sorting
Facility. <#S6>

• In Late-Night Tweet, Trump Says CNN “Blaming” Him For “Current Spate Of
Bombs.” <#S7>

• Curbelo Under Police Protection After Getting Death Threat. <#S8>

*Foreign Policy <#SECTION_3>*

• Haspel Briefs Trump On Khashoggi Killing As Saudis Now Say It Was
Premeditated. <#S9>

• NATO Allies Urge Trump To Renegotiate INF Instead Of Withdrawing. <#S10>

• Foreign Policy: Bolton, Deputy Seeking To Oust Mattis. <#S11>

• China Cutting Back On Iran Oil Purchases. <#S12>

• Greenblatt To Travel To Israel Next Week For Talks On Peace Plan. <#S13>

• Pakistan Releases Taliban Deputy Amid Push For Afghan Peace Talks. <#S14>

• Administration Limits Congressional Access To North Korea Intelligence.
<#S15>

• Officials: US Won’t Resume Trade Talks Without Firm Proposal From China.
<#S16>

*Domestic Policy <#SECTION_4>*

• Trump To Deploy Troops, Weighs Shutting Southern Border To Migrants,
Asylum-Seekers. <#S17>

• Media Analyses: Trump Drug Pricing Announcement Aimed At Midterms. <#S18>

• Trump: NYTimes Story On His Cellphone Use “Just More Made Up Fake News.”
<#S19>

• Grassley Seeks Criminal Probe Of Swetnick, Avenatti. <#S20>

• Google “Protected” Android Creator After Sexual Misconduct Allegation.
<#S21>

• Hassett Predicts 3.5% Third-Quarter GDP Growth. <#S22>

• USA Today Poll: Democrats Lead Generic Ballot 51%-43%; Trump Driving Vote
Choice. <#S23>

*Cancer Research <#SECTION_5>*

• Higher Consumption Of Organic Food Associated With Lower Cancer Risk.
<#S24>

• NCI Awards $16M For Effort To Research Cancer Disparities Between Ethnic
Groups. <#S25>

*Editorials/Op-Eds <#SECTION_6>*

• New York Times. <#S26>

• Washington Post. <#S27>
Biden in the News
Biden On Bombs: “We’ve Got To Get Off This Machine” And “Come Together.”

The AP
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(10/25, Thompson) reports, “Former Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday
that he hopes the shock of a mail bomb plot targeting him and other public
figures has been enough to help end the country’s divide.” He said, “We’ve
got to get off this hate machine. We’ve got to come together.” The AP
reports that Biden was in Buffalo to support New York congressional
candidate Nate McMurray (D). Biden said, “This guy is bright as hell. This
guy knows more about international relations just from his academic and
legal background. This guy understands what ordinary people are going
through. This guy is in it for the right reasons.” Biden also said, “I hope
this has been enough of a shockwave to say, ‘OK, enough is enough.’” The AP
reports that “McMurray is challenging Republican Rep. Chris Collins, who is
running for a fourth term while awaiting trial on insider trading charges.”

The Wilmington (DE) News Journal
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(10/25, Moore) reports that during an event at the University at Buffalo
Thursday night, Biden said, “Folks, we don’t yet have all the facts yet and
we don’t know who is behind this or why they are doing it. ... But, as my
mother used to say, ‘Out of something bad, Joey, something good will come
if you look hard enough for it.’” He continued, “My hope is that this
recent spate of these – who knows exactly what they were – these pipe bombs
being mailed might wake everybody in my business up a bit and realize that
we have to begin to put this country back together again.” The News Journal
says “Biden’s visit to New York Thursday comes as reports show the former
VP is still mulling over the decision to run for president in 2020.”

NBC News
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(10/26, Romero, Johnson) reports that in response to comments from
President Trump blaming the media, Biden said: “The press is not the enemy
of the people. Immigrants are not animals. My hope and prayer is that all
of our leaders will work to lower the temperature in our public dialogue,
and I have faith that they will do that.” WHEC-TV
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Rochester, NY (10/25) reports Biden said, “This is just trying to divide
people. ... It’s dangerous in a country like ours.”

The Buffalo (NY) News
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(10/25) reports Biden “strove – in the wake of news reports of how Biden
was mailed two pipe bombs, amid a spate of such incidents this week – to
deliver messages with a different tone.” The News adds, “Biden spoke of
hope. And optimism. And values that he described as intrinsically American
– even in a political climate that can extend into faction and foment.”
During his remarks “at the University at Buffalo’s North Campus in Amherst
Thursday evening, delivering an address as part of UB’s Distinguished
Speaker Series, Biden drew from the words of William Butler Yeats and
Ronald Reagan.” Meanwhile, “that message resonated with Biden’s words
earlier in the day Thursday at the Olive Tree Restaurant in Lancaster,
where, as part of a campaign stop in support of Democratic candidate for
Congress Nathan McMurray, Biden talked with restaurant patrons.”

Among the media outlets also reporting on Biden’s comments are the New
York Post
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(10/25, Lapin), The Week
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(10/25), Breitbart
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(10/25, Hanchett), Variety
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(10/25, Johnson), WKBW-TV
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Buffalo, NY (10/25), WHAM-TV
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Rochester, NY (10/25), WROC-TV
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Rochester, NY (10/25), WIVB-TV
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Buffalo, NY (10/25), and WBEN-AM
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Buffalo, NY (10/25).

*Stephen Colbert: *“This morning, investigators found two
suspicious packages intended for Joe Biden. Oh, come on. You think a couple
of pipe bombs are going to rattle Joe Biden? Come on! He’s seen worse. For
God’s sake, Joe Biden watched Donald Trump being sworn in as President.”
Despite Threats, Biden To Appear In Connecticut Today, Ohio On Monday.

WFSB-TV
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New Haven, CT (10/25) reports that “two of the most recent envelopes that
were intercepted were addressed to former Vice President Joe Biden, who is
slated to speak in Hartford Friday afternoon.” Meanwhile, “Hartford police
will be stepping up security at the Trinity College Academy because of
these terroristic threats.” WFSB says “Biden is still scheduled to appear
in Connecticut’s capital city and the state’s U.S. senators, who are also
outspoken critics of President Trump, are just as concerned.” Meanwhile,
“despite the threats against Biden, he will speak here in Hartford at 3:30
p.m.” WFSB says they “reached out to Biden to see if his team is increasing
their own security measures, but we were told they don’t comment on safety
procedures.”

WYTV-TV
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Youngstown, OH (10/25) reports that Biden will visit Youngstown State
University on “Monday even as investigators are trying to determine who
sent him and other prominent Democrats suspicious packages, some with
potential explosives.” WYTV says “Biden will be in town campaigning for
Ohio governor candidate Rich Cordray and running mate Betty Sutton.” Chris
Anderson, executive director of political affairs for the Mahoning County
Democrat Party, said: “From Sheriff Greene all the way down to the local
departments, we are fortunate to have some great police officers here in
the Valley. I am confident they will keep everyone safe.”
Biden To Campaign For Delgado In New York Today.

WRGB-TV
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Albany, NY (10/25) reports former Vice President Joe Biden “is making a
campaign stop in the Capital Region” of New York, where “he will be
visiting Kingston to campaign for Antonio Delgado.” WRGB says “Delgado is
challenging incumbent John Faso and the race is widely considered to be a
toss-up.” Biden “says that Delgado has what it takes to make a real
difference for upstate New Yorkers.”

CBS News
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(10/25, Segers) reports on its website that “the race has divided the
district’s largely white district, as Delgado has been targeted in racially
charged ads for his brief career as a rapper.” CBS says that “at his event
for Delgado, Biden – often considered an avatar of the Democratic white
working class – will likely make the case that Delgado is not a suspicious
outsider, but a candidate with working class roots similar to his own.” In
his statement, Biden emphasized that “Antonio and I were both raised in
working class families, not too far apart, and I know that he has what it
takes to make a real difference for people in upstate New York.” CBS adds
that “Biden is currently seen as one of the few Democrats who still appeals
to white working class voters, a demographic which conventional wisdom says
has pivoted away from the Democratic Party and towards President Trump.”
Biden To Headline Rally For Iowa Democrats In Cedar Rapids On Tuesday.

The AP
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(10/25) reports former Vice President Joe Biden “is scheduled to make his
first visit to Iowa since he acknowledged he’s considering seeking the 2020
Democratic nomination for president.” The AP says “Biden is planning to
headline a rally in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday for in support of Democratic
candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and Congress.” The “candidates
include Abby Finkenauer, a House candidate who worked for Biden during his
unsuccessful 2008 campaign for the presidential nomination.” Meanwhile,
“Biden has said he expects to decide whether to seek the 2020 presidential
nomination by early next year.” The Des Moines (IA) Register
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(10/25, Pfannenstiel) reports that Biden will “join an early-vote rally
Tuesday in Cedar Rapids with...Finkenauer, who is seeking to unseat U.S.
Rep. Rod Blum in Iowa’s 1st District, as well as Democratic governor
candidate Fred Hubbell.” The Register adds that Biden is “the latest in an
ever-growing list of politicians and possible 2020 presidential candidates
to swing through the first-in-the-nation caucus state.”

CNN
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(10/25, Saenz) reports, “Aides to Biden had previously said he would likely
steer clear of Iowa before the midterm elections to avoid drawing attention
away from the candidates to his political future” but that “his visit to
the first-in-the-nation caucus state will likely do just that.” The Hill
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(10/25, Axelrod) reports, “Biden has also visited New Hampshire, South
Carolina and Florida, as well as other states crucial to a successful
presidential run.”
Biden To Campaign For Baldwin, Evers In Wisconsin On Tuesday.

The AP
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(10/25) 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.” The AP says “Biden planned to hold an early voting rally
Tuesday morning on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison” and
“was to be joined by Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, candidate for
governor Tony Evers and others.” Meanwhile, “on Tuesday afternoon, Biden
was headed to Milwaukee for a similar event at a union labor hall where he
was to be joined by Evers and his running mate Mandela Barnes.”
Leading the News
As Biden, De Niro Get Bombs, Investigators Focus On Florida Mail-Sorting
Facility.

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(10/25, lead story, 1:25, Muir) reported, “The FBI on the move,” with
sources saying “they have promising leads directing investigators to south
Florida, where those suspected bombs may have been mailed from. ... This
comes as several more devices have been intercepted, 10 now in all.” ABC’s
Victor Oquendo: “For the first time tonight, we’re learning of a new focus
for investigators. Multiple sources now tell ABC News that federal
authorities are chasing promising leads right here in south Florida. Right
now, they’re sending resources down to investigate.”

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(10/25, lead story 4:30, Glor) reported, “More packages were intercepted
today. The most recent targets: former Vice President Joe Biden and actor
Robert De Niro, both of whom have suggested they’d like to punch” the
President, who “has also said some pretty severe things about them. ... CBS
News has learned one focus of the investigation is Florida.” CBS’ Jeff
Pegues: “Investigators are zeroing in on postal facilities in south
Florida, where they believe at least some of the packages were mailed.
They’re going through security camera footage, including of the self-serve
kiosks, where packages can be mailed, looking to find the person who sent
the package bombs.”

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(10/25, lead story, 3:15, Holt), Pete Williams reported, “Investigators say
they now believe all [the packages] were sent through the mail, including
the one found yesterday that was delivered by courier to CNN. Some were
postmarked. That’s important evidence, suggesting some may have been mailed
from the same state, Florida. Investigators are working to narrow down
which post office there was the first to handle them, looking tonight at a
mail facility north of Miami.”

The AP
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(10/26, Balsamo, Tucker, Long) reports that law enforcement officials said
the devices, “containing timers and batteries, were not rigged like
booby-trapped package bombs that would explode upon opening. But they were
still uncertain whether the devices were poorly designed or never intended
to cause physical harm. A search of a postal database suggested at least
some may have been mailed from Florida, one official said. Investigators
are homing in on a postal facility in Opa-locka.” Reuters
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(10/25, Hosenball, Allen) reports that DHS Secretary Nielsen “confirmed
that Florida was the starting point for at least a portion of the bomb
shipments.” Nielsen told Fox News, “Some of the packages went through the
mail. They originated, some of them, from Florida. I am confident that this
person or people will be brought to justice.”

The Miami Herald
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(10/25, Weaver, Ovalle) reports that “a sprawling U.S. mail sorting
facility near the Opa-locka airport – the size of five football fields –
took center stage” in the investigation. The US Postal Service “directed
investigators to Opa-locka after reviews of mail scans showed some of the
devices had found their way through the massive sorting facility.” USA Today
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(10/25, Jansen, Johnson) reports, “Miami-Dade police bomb-squad and K-9
officers were called out to the center Thursday evening as federal
authorities continued their investigation at the facility.” One official
“said the devices were assembled with pieces of plastic PVC pipe containing
black powder and shards of shrapnel that appeared to be glass. The pipes
were wrapped in tape and a timing-like mechanism was attached.”

The New York Times
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(10/25, Rashbaum, Feuer, Goldman) reports that federal, state, and local
investigators “in New York, Washington, Florida and Los Angeles have all
joined forces in the rapidly widening case. ... In addition to conducting a
forensic examination of the packages and explosive devices, federal
authorities were seeking to determine where the envelopes, mailing labels
and bomb components were purchased.” The Washington Post
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(10/25, Wootson) reports that with the Biden and De Niro packages, bomb
packages have now “been found in five states – New York, Delaware,
Maryland, Florida, and California. ... All of the bomber’s targets have
clashed sharply with Trump at different times, and the spate of dangerous
packages intensified the already full-throated political fights two weeks
before congressional elections.” The Daily Beast
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(10/25, Shallwani) reports that the FBI said on its Twitter account that
the packages sent to Biden and De Niro are “similar in appearance to the
others.”

The Los Angeles Times
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(10/25, Winton) reports, “The packages addressed to Biden were intercepted
at separate mail facilities within miles of each other in Delaware, near
his home.” The former vice president, on the midterm campaign train in
upstate New York, “did not mention Trump in responding to reporters, but
said, ‘We’ve got to turn off this hate machine. We’ve got to come
together.’” Newsweek
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(10/25, Fink) reports that the FBI was at the post office in New Castle
County, Delaware. Business Insider
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(10/25, Mark) reports that a “retired New York Police Department detective
directly contacted the bomb squad after realizing that a package he’d seen
days earlier in Robert De Niro’s company’s mail looked exactly like the
ones featured on news coverage.”

Other outlets focusing on the suspicious packages sent to Biden
include WPVI-TV
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Philadelphia (10/25), NBC News
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(10/25), ABC News
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(10/25), People
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(10/25), Newsday (NY)
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(10/25), the Wilmington (DE) News Journal
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(10/25), iHeartRadio
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(10/25), the Los Angeles Times
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(10/25, Stokols), the Daily Caller
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(10/25), Fox News
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(10/25), the AP
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(10/25), NPR
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(10/25, Wang), and the New York Post
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(10/25, Steinbuch).

*Investigators Haven’t Ruled Out That Devices Weren’t Intended To
Explode. *The AP
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(10/26, Balsamo, Long, Miller) reports that investigators are still “trying
to determine whether the devices were intended to detonate or simply to sow
fear.” The AP adds, “The officials said the devices were not rigged like a
booby-trapped package bomb that would explode upon opening. They had timers
and batteries but never went off. Law enforcement officials were still
uncertain whether the devices were poorly designed or never intended to
cause physical harm.”

Reuters
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(10/25, Tarrant, Hay) reports that “security analysts” have concluded that
the bombs were “probably more of a scare tactic than a murder plot. ...
‘What they wanted to do was scare people, cause disruption, but not
necessarily hurt anybody, because if they’d wanted to hurt people the bombs
would have gone off’ said Matthew Bradley, a former CIA agent and current
regional security director of International SOS and Control Risks.” Reuters
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(10/25, Hosenball, Allen) also reports that while “some of the packages
sent to New York locations had envelopes of white powder in them,” FBI
Assistant Director William Sweeney said “initial analysis showed it was not
a biological threat.” Reuters adds, “Authorities described the devices as
crude while security experts said their goal may have been to create fear
rather than to kill.”

According to the Washington Post
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(10/25, Wootson), “The fact that none of the bombs exploded is of keen
interest to the FBI and ATF, who were working to determine if that was
intentional or the result of inexpert work, a person familiar with the
matter said.” the Post adds, “Because the bombs were intact, investigators
have been able to glean significant forensic evidence from each of them.”
The Post goes on to report that federal officials have “declined to say
whether the devices were intended to detonate or were meant to scare
people.”

The New York Times
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(10/25, Rashbaum, Feuer, Goldman) also reports that “none of the devices
has so far exploded on its own, and investigators have been trying to
determine whether the devices were indeed capable of detonating.” The Times
says investigators “have turned their attention toward southern Florida,
believing that a number of the explosive devices were mailed from the
area.” The Times notes that the FBI announced this morning that “three more
devices were found in Delaware and New York.” Two were addressed to former
vice president Joe Biden and the other was sent to the actor Robert De
Niro.

*Additional Reporting. *The Wall Street Journal
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(10/25, Kanno-Youngs) and Washington Times
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(10/25, Muñoz) also have the latest on the investigation and the Florida
focus. ABC World News Tonight[image: Image removed by sender. Video]
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(10/25, story 2, 3:40, Muir) and NBC Nightly News[image: Image removed by
sender. Video]
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(10/25, story 3, 2:05, Holt) had additional coverage of the bombs
discovered Thursday. USA Today
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(10/25, May, Miller) runs a round up of what has been confirmed.

NPR
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(10/25) runs an interview with former FBI profiler O’Toole about how FBI
profiles might aid in the investigation. For its part, the New York Daily
News
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(10/25, Boroff) interviews former FBI agent Jeffrey Danik about the role
that “trace DNA” could play in identifying the bomber. CNN
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=03f-a09&t=c>
(10/25, Hanna) also looks at the various ways that investigators might go
about identifying the culprit. Separately, CNN
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(10/25, Simon, Almasy) runs a piece on what the recovered bombs can aid in
finding the perpetrator.

While the FBI is leading the investigation, Government Executive
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(10/25, Katz) runs a piece highlighting the role of the US Post Inspection
Service in identifying hazardous mail and conducting investigations. Fast
Company
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=042-ab4&t=c>
(10/25, Locker) looks at how the Postal Service screens the mail for bombs. USA
Today
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=043-7eb&t=c>
(10/25, Bomey) reports that the shipment of multiple “suspected explosive
devices...illustrates how difficult it can be for delivery companies to
detect dangerous items before they reach their destination.”

USA Today
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=044-0d6&t=c>
(10/25, Ortiz) has a piece on how to identify a package containing a
dangerous item. For its part, Popular Mechanics
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=045-592&t=c>
(10/25, Dupzyk, Detwiler) runs a piece on the technology of pipe bombs and
suspicious packages.

Also running reports on various angles are The Hill
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(10/25, Bowden), the Los Angeles Times
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=047-918&t=c>
(10/25, Stokols), and many others.
In Late-Night Tweet, Trump Says CNN “Blaming” Him For “Current Spate Of
Bombs.”

At 3:14 a.m. today, President Trump tweeted
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=048-390&t=c>,
“Funny how lowly rated CNN, and others, can criticize me at will, even
blaming me for the current spate of Bombs and ridiculously comparing this
to September 11th and the Oklahoma City bombing, yet when I criticize them
they go wild and scream, ‘it’s just not Presidential!’” On Thursday
morning, Trump had tweeted
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=049-f66&t=c>,
“A very big part of the Anger we see today in our society is caused by the
purposely false and inaccurate reporting of the Mainstream Media that I
refer to as Fake News. It has gotten so bad and hateful that it is beyond
description. Mainstream Media must clean up its act, FAST!”

Media reports, meanwhile, continue to tie Trump’s rhetoric to the
packages containing bombs or hoax bombs sent to prominent Democrats this
week, and say his continued criticism of media outlets is evidence that he
does not intend to tone down his rhetoric in the wake of the attacks. NBC
Nightly News[image: Image removed by sender. Video]
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=04a-b86&t=c>
(10/25, story 5, 1:50, Holt) showed Trump saying Wednesday night in
Wisconsin, “The media also has a responsibility to set a civil tone,” and
the AP
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=04b-6bf&t=c>
(10/25, Colvin, Miller) says Trump critics “have blamed him” for creating
the environment that provoked someone to target Democrats, and adds that
Trump “did not take any responsibility” for the attacks. In a separate
article, the AP
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(10/25, Peoples, Thomas) reports that Democrats “swiftly pointed to his
remarks seeming to condone violence against reporters and belittling
political opponents, including some apparently targeted by the devices.”

NBC Nightly News[image: Image removed by sender. Video]
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=04d-f6e&t=c>
(10/25, story 5, 1:50, Holt) reported, “We have to stress, we don’t know
who sent the bombs or why, but at times of national crisis like this,
presidents in the past have made statements to unify the nation.” Trump
“yesterday called for peace and harmony,” but he “immediately returned to
attacks on the news media.” ABC World News Tonight[image: Image removed by
sender. Video]
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=04e-7fb&t=c>
(10/25, story 4, 1:25, Karl) said Trump “certainly toned down the rhetoric
last night in Wisconsin, but at the same time, neither the President nor
any of his top advisers have said there is anything wrong at all with his
rhetoric or that it in any way encourages violence. And White House
officials say...that he will continue to draw sharp distinctions with
Democrats...so, the bottom line here is, I would not look to the President
to be toning down his rhetoric for long.”

The New York Times
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=04f-ffa&t=c>
(10/25, Baker, Sullivan, Rogers) says that “rather than trying to pull
together an angry, anxious country during a wave of apparent pipe bombs
sent to some of the president’s most prominent critics, Mr. Trump lashed
out, blaming perceived enemies for the toxic political environment that
opponents say he himself has encouraged.” The Times adds, “Never a unifier
by nature,” Trump “followed his instinct for pushing back, abandoning the
brief and scripted call for national unity issued the day before.”
According to the Times, Trump’s “posture as a leader working to bring the
country together – saying on Wednesday that any attempted terrorist act
‘against any American is an attack on every American’ – was short lived and
to many critics unpersuasive.”

Jake Tapper said on CNN’s The Lead[image: Image removed by sender.
Video]
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=050-0d2&t=c>
(10/25), “Many Americans in this moment are looking to...Trump to unify the
country.” He “expressed that sentiment once in prepared remarks,” but
“since then” he “has taken on a different tone, claiming that the media is
to blame for much of the anger and division in society.” Jeff Zeleny said,
also on CNN’s The Lead[image: Image removed by sender. Video]
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=051-764&t=c>
(10/25), “Based on our conversations with a variety of people here and
others who have spoken to the President today, they do not expect him to
take any personal responsibility for this heated political rhetoric and
this environment that we’re in right now.”

David Chalian said on CNN’s Situation Room[image: Image removed by
sender. Video]
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=052-7d1&t=c>
(10/25), “This is dumbfounding to me that the White House would somehow
actually express surprise that we don’t just take him at his one speech, on
teleprompter words at an event like this, that we actually are somewhat
skeptical that he means what he says when he’s tied to the teleprompter
like that because there is a mountain of evidence...when he is not on
teleprompter and when he is expressing his true will, what his real
intentions are.”

A.B. Stoddard of RealClearPolitics said on Fox News’ Special
Report[image:
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(10/25), “I think everyone trusts that the Administration are taking this
seriously and making it a priority, and the President said last night in
his appropriate remarks that somebody wrote for him that he read off the
teleprompter that his number one job is to keep us safe. Everything he said
last night was the right thing. The tweet this morning does what he always
does, which is to double down...in a reflection of his personal grievance
instead of putting the country first. None of this is President Trump’s
fault. ... But the point is that the burden is on the President. He has a
higher responsibility the Nancy Pelosi or any of these people. He has to
say that this is incredibly dangerous and he has to cool it down. Blaming
the media is not good enough.”

Likewise, the Washington Post
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=054-8c1&t=c>
(10/25, Wagner) says Trump “doubled down Thursday on blaming the media for
the nation’s incivility,” the Washington Times
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=055-804&t=c>
(10/25, Muñoz) that Trump “blamed the media for the intense anger and
division among Americans,” and CQ Roll Call
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=056-e19&t=c>
(10/25, Bennett) that his “tweet came about an hour before multiple media
outlets reported an eighth bomb was found at a Manhattan office of actor
Robert DeNiro.” Politico
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=057-4ff&t=c>
(10/25, Oprysko) reports that “while Trump on Wednesday spoke about the
need for national unity, on Thursday he amped up his attacks on the media
while his top aides said he didn’t bear any responsibility for fostering a
heated political environment.”

Reuters
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=058-7ce&t=c>
(10/25, Heavey, Chiacu) reports “one target of the suspicious devices,
former CIA Director John Brennan, hit back at Trump on Twitter
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=059-226&t=c>,”
writing, “Stop blaming others. Look in the mirror. Your inflammatory
rhetoric, insults, lies, & encouragement of physical violence are
disgraceful. Clean up your act ... try to act Presidential. The American
people deserve much better. BTW, your critics will not be intimidated into
silence.”

*Sarah Sanders: Media Has Role To Play In Promoting Civility,
Denounces Zucker Statement. *Appearing on Fox News’ Fox & Friends[image:
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<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=05a-720&t=c>
(10/25), White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said, “Certainly the
media has a role to play in this process. When 90 percent the coverage
about this President is negative, despite the historic successes, when
ideas are perpetuated and continued negativity, that is not helpful for the
American discourse.” In regard to a statement released by CNN CEO Jeff
Zucker yesterday, Sanders said, “It is absolutely disgraceful that one of
the first public statements we heard from CNN yesterday was to put the
blame and responsibility of this despicable act on the President and on me
personally.” Sanders went on to say, “Let’s not forget an MSNBC anchor
actually said someone should ‘wring my neck,’ and a Washington Post
columnist said I deserve a ‘lifetime of harassment.’”

*CNN, MSNBC Chyrons Highlight Trump’s Criticism Of Potential
Victims. *Throughout the day Thursday, chyrons appearing on CNN highlighted
that the people to whom the packages were addressed have been the subject
of criticism from the President. For example, during CNN Newsroom[image:
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<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=05b-a36&t=c>
(10/25), one chyron read, “Nationwide manhunt for serial bomber going after
Trump’s targets,” while another[image: Image removed by sender. Video]
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=05c-ed8&t=c>
stated, “Trump attacks media as police investigate 9 suspicious packages.”
On CNN’s At This Hour[image: Image removed by sender. Video]
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=05d-8cc&t=c>
(10/25), as anchor Kate Bolduan said the President is “at least on some
level blaming the victim,” the chyron read, “Trump attacks media amid
growing bomb investigation.” Later in the day, a chyron on CNN’s Wolf[image:
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<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=05e-a33&t=c>
(10/25) read, “Manhunt for serial bomber going after Trump’s targets.”

Similarly, chyrons appearing on MSNBC Thursday highlighted Trump’s
criticism of the people to whom the packages were sent. On MSNBC Live[image:
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<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=05f-7ac&t=c>
(10/25), chyrons read, “Growing list of Trump rivals, critics targeted with
explosive devices” and[image: Image removed by sender. Video]
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=060-c69&t=c>,
“10th device aimed at Trump critics, rivals found in Delaware.” Later[image:
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<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=061-d0e&t=c>
in the day, a chyron on MSNBC did credit the President for condemning the
bombs at his Wisconsin rally, although it did point out his criticism of
the intended recipients. The chyron read, “Trump condemns bombs sent to
political rivals at rally.”

Meanwhile, the chyrons appearing during Fox News’ reporting took a
different tone. For example, during Fox News’ America’s Newsroom[image:
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(10/25), they read, “Trump calls on media ‘to set a civil tone’ amid
package bomb scare,” and[image: Image removed by sender. Video]
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=063-526&t=c>,
“Trump condemns bomb scares calls them ‘an attack on our democracy
itself.’” Likewise, a chyron on Fox News’ Daily Briefing[image: Image
removed by sender. Video]
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=064-8aa&t=c>
(10/25), quoted the President’s remarks in Wisconsin Wednesday evening. It
read, “Trump: We want all sides to come together in peace and harmony.”

*De Blasio Says Trump Has “Created An Atmosphere Of Hatred And
Division.” *On CNN’s New Day[image: Image removed by sender. Video]
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=065-41c&t=c>
(10/25), New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said, “I have been very
critical of the President. He created an atmosphere of hatred and division
in this country. ... Donald Trump is not going to change. We have to
change.” Appearing on MSNBC’s Morning Joe[image: Image removed by sender.
Video]
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(10/25), de Blasio said, “If you look at the President’s tweet this
morning, he’s not focused on this breaking news story. ... He doesn’t
appear to be focused on what some would see as the monumental events of the
past 24 hours. He’s still focused on dividing, and on attacking the press.”

*Graham: “I Didn’t Blame Bernie Sanders” For Scalise Shooting. *
Politico
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=067-dea&t=c>
(10/25, Oprysko) reports that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) tweeted
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=068-09f&t=c>
yesterday, “I didn’t blame Bernie Sanders when a Bernie supporter shot
Congressman Steve Scalise. And I’m not going to blame President
@realDonaldTrump for this nut job. I blame the individual(s) responsible –
not someone else.”

*Scalise Calls For National Unity, Defends Trump. *In an op-ed for
the Fox News
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=069-7a7&t=c>
(10/25) website, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise denounces the recent
spate of politically-motivated attempted bombings, and adds, “America is
better than these acts of threats, intimidation and violence against people
based on their political beliefs.” Scalise also writes he “was blessed to
experience the best of America after surviving a politically motivated
assassination attempt while practicing for the Congressional Baseball Game
last year,” and concludes that “if we are to stem the tide of violence and
violent rhetoric, then it is crucial we all do our part to break down the
divisions in our country and reach out to those with different beliefs than
our own.” Scalise also “defended the president to” USA Today
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=06a-c51&t=c>
(10/25, Hofacker, Berry), “including Trump’s recent comments at a Montana
rally, where he praised a Republican congressman who body slammed a
reporter last year.” Trump said, “Any guy that can do a body slam – he’s my
guy.” Scalise “said it was clear Trump was joking,” adding, “By the way,
nobody took him up on the joke. ... If it was a serious call to arms then
everybody would have seen it.”

Appearing on Fox News’ Fox & Friends[image: Image removed by
sender. Video]
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=06b-b7f&t=c>
(10/25), Scalise said, “This is the not the time to point fingers. We need
to calm it down. Everybody’s rhetoric should be focused on the idea we have
a great nation where we can disagree with each other, [but] you don’t make
it personal, you don’t resort to attacks.”

*Sasse, Jones Urge Trump To Stop Criticism Of Press. *Sen. Ben
Sasse (R-NE) said on CNN Newsroom[image: Image removed by sender. Video]
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=06c-8ef&t=c>
(10/25), “I was glad to hear” Trump “explicitly condemn the violence
yesterday, but the bigger picture problem you’re flagging here is obviously
a core problem, right? We don’t refer to the press as the enemy of the
people in America. This is a First Amendment society and the beating heart
of our First Amendment society is freedom of religion, of speech, assembly,
and the right to protest. We need the President and all other public
officials to be reaffirming that basic idea about what unites us as
Americans. So I haven’t heard again what he said this morning, but we need
to stop with all this nonsense language about the press is the enemy of the
people.”

Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) said on CNN’s The Lead[image: Image removed
by sender. Video]
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(10/25), “I think [Trump] did the right thing, obviously, yesterday, when
he first condemned the violence. I think Vice President Pence did the right
thing when he condemned the violence. I don’t think it is appropriate to
blame the media. This is not an issue of just ugly negative campaigning,
negative media. ... This is about where you really condone violence, when
you talk at rallies about roughing up reporters or commending congressional
members of Congress who had body slammed members of the media. It is about
talking about enemies. When you use the word enemy, it raises a threat
level, unlike just calling somebody a silly name. That’s the kind of
rhetoric I think the President needs to be very careful on and just go
ahead and dial it back.”

*Van Hollen: Trump “Didn’t Do His Part” To Ease “Poisonous
Political Environment.” *Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said on CNN
Newsroom[image:
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<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=06e-cdd&t=c>
(10/25), “Everybody needs to do their part here,” but “when the President
went to the rally last night, he didn’t do his part. He pointed the finger
at other people. And my view is all of us have to, you know, be part of the
solution here, but there is no doubt that over the last two years what has
been driving this poisonous political environment have been these very
polarizing comments from the President of the United States. And we have
seen its impact across the board over the last couple of years. So, look,
we can always hope that the President will tone it down. But, you know, a
lot of people have been have been hoping that for a very long time, and we
haven’t really seen it happen.”

*Trump Jr. Reminds CNN’s Acosta Of Packages Sent To His Family,
Slams Media Rhetoric. *Following President Trump’s rally in Wisconsin
Wednesday night, CNN’s Jim Acosta said on Twitter
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=06f-389&t=c>,
“Trump talked about the bombs sent to former public officials at his rally
in Wisconsin. But once again he didn’t mention CNN. On top of all that he
criticized the “media” for coverage he doesn’t like. And, of course, he
took no responsibility for his own rhetoric.” The President’s son Donald
Trump Jr. replied with his own tweet
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=070-3fe&t=c>,
writing, “Jim, did you or your colleagues take any responsibility for your
rhetoric in constantly calling my family Racists and Nazis for 2 years when
my wife actually opened an exploding envelope of white powder intended for
me? What about when it happend to my brother?” Acosta later replied
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=071-111&t=c>,
“Don please understand everybody at CNN was terrified for members of your
family when they were attacked. Please also understand that because of your
father’s rhetoric (calling us the enemy of the people), we are all very
worried that somebody is going to get hurt.”

The Washington Times
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=072-54f&t=c>
(10/25, Ernst) reports Trump Jr. “vigorously defended his father,” and
the Daily
Caller
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=073-647&t=c>
(10/25, Johnson) that “Don Jr. was himself a victim of a mail terrorism
scare in the summer.” The Daily Caller adds “a package with white powder
was sent to his Manhattan apartment and opened by his wife.” Trump Jr.’s
“wife and members of her staff were hospitalized as a result,” though “the
white powder turned out to be harmless.” The man “responsible for these
mailings has pleaded guilty.”

*Politico: GOP Casts Trump As “Victim” Of Mail Bombs. *Politico
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=074-088&t=c>
(10/25, Restuccia, Orr) reports that Republicans are painting President
Trump as “a victim” of the mail bombs sent to prominent Trump critics, with
“White House officials and outside advisers bitterly protest[ing] the
notion that Trump’s vitriolic rhetoric might have inspired whoever sent the
packages.” Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski “said past
incidents in which Republican politicians were threatened drew far less
coverage than this week’s attempted bombings,” while White House Press
Secretary Sarah Sanders “told reporters that Trump is no more responsible
for the attempted bombings than Sen. Bernie Sanders was responsible ‘for a
supporter shooting up a baseball practice field last year,’” referring to
the June 2017 shooting in which four people including House Majority Whip
Scalise were shot.

Washington Post conservative blogger Jennifer Rubin tweeted
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=075-004&t=c>,
“Boy does that sum up these whiny victim-mongers. I’m old enough to
remember when R’s disdained wallowing in made up victimhood.”

*Daily Caller Notes This Week’s NYTimes Short Story About Trump
Assassination. *The Daily Caller
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=076-148&t=c>
(10/25, Fordham) reports, “The New York Times
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018102601biden&r=email-8ab1&l=077-f6b&t=c>
published a short story about assassinating President Donald Trump Tuesday
just one day before ‘potential explosive devices’ showed up at the
addresses of multiple political figures including former President Barack
Obama.” The Times “asked novelists ‘to conjure possible outcomes’ to
special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation,” and novelist Zoë Sharp
“wrote the short story, titled ‘How It Ends,’ about a Russian assassin on a
suicide mission who receives help from a Secret Service agent to kill
Trump.” In the story, “a character who is working with the
Russians...implies that Trump ‘was handpicked at the highest possible
level’ and must be silenced.” Breitbart
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(10/25, Caruso) notes the Times’ editors illustrated the piece “with a
Russian flag sticking out of a pistol barrel.”

The Daily Caller
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(10/25, Fordham) reports that House Majority Whip Scalise “told The Daily
Caller News Foundation Thursday that The New York Times should take down
and apologize for a short fictional story about assassinating...Trump
published Tuesday.” Said Scalise, “The media needs to take accountability
for the role they are playing in promoting dangerous rhetoric and division
in this country, particularly against President Trump and his supporters.”

*RNC’s McEnany: NYTimes Story “Shameful.” *RNC spokeswoman Kayleigh
McEnany said on Fox News’ America’s Newsroom[image: Image removed by
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(10/25), “It is shameful...that the New York Times today chose to public an
article that depicted the assassination of the President of the United
States. We are 24 hours from these devices being delivered and how shameful
of the New York Times for doing that.”

*In Letter, 200 Journalists Accuse Trump Of “Unconstitutional,
Un-American” Attacks On Press. *The Washington Times
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(10/25, Muñoz) reports “two hundred journalists penned an open letter
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Thursday directly blaming President Trump for being ‘a part of a sustained
pattern of attack on a free press.’” They wrote, “At his inauguration, the
President of the United States swears to protect the US Constitution,
including the First Amendment. ... This President is utterly failing to do
so and actively working not simply to undermine the press, but to incite
violence against it as well.”

*WPost: “False Narratives” Thriving Online. *The Washington Post
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(10/25, Harwell, Romm, Timberg) looks at “false narratives” in the wake of
the mail bomb news, reporting that the “attempted pipe-bomb attacks...were
almost immediately characterized in widely shared Facebook and Twitter
posts as a conspiracy engineered by Democrats to undermine the conservative
cause.” Claims that the bombs “were a hoax and slurs against one of the
bombs’ targets, liberal philanthropist George Soros, also proliferated
widely” on Instagram. Social media researcher Jonathan Albright “said the
Instagram posts amplified conspiracy theories and ‘some of the worst hate
speech, Hillary Clinton memes and violently anti-Semitic messages I’ve seen
to date.’”

*WPost Editorial: Media “At Times” Part Of Problem, But So Is
Trump. *The Washington Post
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(10/25) editorializes that “the media – social and mainstream – at times
contribute to the distemper,” but “so does the president,” who “demonizes
opponents and gives license to those who would punish them. ... By blaming
everyone but himself, Mr. Trump shows his unwillingness – or inability – to
recognize the totality of the problem,” and “that makes him part of the
problem.”
Curbelo Under Police Protection After Getting Death Threat.

The Miami Herald
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(10/25, Daugherty) reports Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) “was threatened on
Twitter on Wednesday, the same day packages suspected of containing
explosive material were delivered to a host of liberal political figures
around the country.” Curbelo “initially addressed the threat directly on
his Twitter
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account,” writing, “Political intoxication is making some Americans more
prone to both verbal and physical violence. It’s a serious crisis and we
all have to do our part to put an end to it. Not sure what’s more
disturbing; the fact that someone tweeted this or that 4 accounts liked
it.” The Herald adds “the tweet, which was a non-specific death threat
against the two-term congressman, was eventually deleted and the associated
account was deleted as well.” Curbelo “will receive protection from law
enforcement but is not expected to change his official schedule or any
campaign-related events less than two weeks from Election Day.” CQ Roll Call
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(10/25, McPherson) notes Curbelo’s office said in a statement, “Capitol
Police was immediately notified and quickly identified the individual
responsible. ... The Congressman’s home and our district office are being
monitored by officers from the Miami-Dade Police Department.”

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Fort Myers, FL (10/25, 6:21 p.m. EDT) also reported, “A Florida Republican
known for his moderate views is now getting extra protection,” though
“investigators don’t think the threat against him is related to those bombs
mailed out this week.” Similar reports aired on WBBH-TV[image: Image
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Fort Myers, FL (10/25, 5:32 p.m. EDT) and WPLG-TV[image: Image removed by
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Miami (10/25, 3:03 p.m. EDT). The Washington Post
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(10/25, Sonmez) says “the threat against Curbelo, a two-term congressman
whose district includes the Miami suburbs and the Florida Keys, follows
threats to other members of Congress in recent months.”

*NJ11 Republican Candidate Webber, His Children Threatened. *
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New Jersey (10/25, 10:03 a.m. EDT) reported, “In an incident unrelated to
the mailed bombs, someone sent a threatening letter to a Republican
candidate for Congress in New Jersey. Assemblyman Jay Webber is running in
District 11. A letter in addition to a cut-up campaign sign was mailed to
his office. ... Inside that letter, a threat against him and his seven
children. Both Webber and his opponent, Mikie Sherrill, have condemned what
happened. The State Police investigating now.” Webber said on Twitter
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“Criticizing a candidate on the issues is part of politics. Threatening my
children is not. We are thankful for the support of law enforcement as we
work to find whoever is behind this gutless act. We will not be intimidated
as we work to make #NJ11 better for everyone.” Writing for InsiderNJ
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(10/25), Fred Snowflack said of Webber, “One thing he did was report the
threat to police. That made sense. Another thing he did was use the
threatening letter to raise money. Does that make sense?”

*Man Arrested For Threatening GOP Campaign Volunteer In North
Carolina. *WBTV-TV[image: Image removed by sender. Video]
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Charlotte, NC (10/25, 4:35 a.m. EDT) reported, “Charlotte-Mecklenburg
police arrest a man for threatening a Republican campaign worker with
racial slurs at an early voting site in Steele Creek.” WBTV added “retired
New York Police detective Derek Partee said he was threatened and called
the ‘n word’ repeatedly while handing out flyers. He tells WBTV he asked
two men why they had been taking photos of him from afar and they responded
with verbal insults.” Spectrum News Charlotte (NC)[image: Image removed by
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(10/25, 11:02 a.m. EDT) also reported on the incident, and the Daily Caller
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(10/25, Bogorowski) says “the police report stated that officers arrived on
the scene in response to a call that a black campaign worker was being
threatened by a white man, identified as Jason Donald Wayne, 28.”

*LAPD Examining Suspicious Package At Feinstein’s Office. *The Los
Angeles Times
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(10/25, Winton) reports in a brief item that the Los Angeles Police
Department is examining a suspicious package found at a local office for
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). According to law enforcement sources, “the
package was not dangerous and appeared to be significantly different from
those mailed in recent days to high-profile political figures and others
who have been critical of President Trump.”

*After Swastika Graffiti Incident, McCaskill Says She’s “Not One Of
Those Crazy Democrats.” *The Wichita (KS) Eagle
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(10/25, Gilmour) reported that “there’s plenty that Democratic Sen. Claire
McCaskill of Missouri and her Republican challenger, state Attorney General
Josh Hawley, disagree on,” but “on one count, the rival candidates’
campaigns agree: The swastika graffiti that was discovered Wednesday
morning on a Hawley campaign sign in Missouri’s Andrew County is ‘disgusting
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– the term “Kyle Plotkin, Hawley’s campaign manager,” used to describe “the
sign after the candidate himself tweeted
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a photo of it.” The Eagle notes that “shortly after Plotkin’s tweet,
McCaskill took to Twitter
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herself,” writing, “I agree. Disgusting.” McCaskill also “alluded to the
incident at an event Wednesday at a campaign field office in Kansas City,”
and commented on “a radio ad that touts her as ‘not one of those crazy
Democrats.’”

*Mail Bombs Having Little Impact On Midterm Races So Far. *Politico
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(10/25, Siders) reports that “even as authorities discovered more
suspicious packages” on Thursday, “the needle in congressional races across
the country has hardly budged. Despite cable television coverage and
#fakebombs trending on Twitter, Democratic candidates on Thursday were
still pinning their fundraising appeals to health care, while Republicans
were rallying base voters around tax