President Donald Trump is confirming that a suspect in the mail bomb scare is in custody and says he will be prosecuted « to the fullest extent of the law. »
President Donald Trump is confirming that a suspect in the mail bomb scare is in custody and says he will be prosecuted « to the fullest extent of the law. »
Trump, in his first remarks since Cesar Sayoc, 56, was apprehended in Florida, declared that « we must never allow political violence take root in America. »
More than 10 mail bombs have been sent in recent days to political opponents of the president.
Trump declared that « these terrorizing acts are despicable » and said Americans « must unify. »
But his remarks came just hours after Trump tweeted a complaint that the media’s focus on bombs was distracting from Republican efforts in the upcoming midterm elections.
He also put the word « bomb » in quotes, a seeming nod to those who believed the scare was a hoax.
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