So much for Donald Trump\u2019s halfhearted calls for peace, love, and unity.<\/b>
\nSo much for Donald Trump\u2019s halfhearted calls for peace, love, and unity.
Just a day after anti-Semitic terrorist Robert Bowers killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue, and two days after Cesar Sayoc Jr. was arrested for sending pipe bombs to Trump critics, the president is continuing his common tactic of publicly attacking victims.
On Sunday, Trump went after hedge fund billionaire and Democratic donor Tom Steyer on Twitter after Steyer appeared on CNN\u2019s State of the Union with Jake Tapper.
\u201cJust watched Wacky Tom Steyer, who I have not seen in action before, be interviewed by @jaketapper. He comes off as a crazed & stumbling lunatic who should be running out of money pretty soon,\u201d Trump tweeted. \u201cAs bad as their field is, if he is running for President, the Dems will eat him alive!\u201d
Steyer, who has for months advocated for Trump\u2019s impeachment, was one of Sayoc Jr.\u2019s alleged targets this week. On Friday, a suspicious package addressed to Steyer was intercepted in California, CNN reported. Authorities believe it was sent by Sayoc Jr. It is unclear from reports whether or not the package had a bomb.
\u201cWe\u2019re thankful that everyone we work with is safe. We are seeing a systematic attack on our democracy that extends much further than just one isolated terrorist in Florida. That\u2019s why we are running an impeachment petition to end the culture of lawlessness in our country,\u201d Steyer tweeted on Friday.
On State of the Union, Tapper asked Steyer about a tweet that House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy posted on Tuesday, after a mail bomb was sent to billionaire Democratic philanthropist George Soros. In the tweet, which McCarthy had pinned to his Twitter account before he eventually deleted it, the Republican congressman said, \u201cWe cannot allow Soros, Steyer, and [Michael] Bloomberg to BUY this election!\u201d
Tapper pointed out that Soros and Bloomberg are Jewish, along with Steyer\u2019s late father.
\u201cThat seems to me like a straight-up anti-Semitic move,\u201d Steyer told Tapper.
Steyer rejected the notion that there is \u201cloud language on both sides,\u201d because \u201cwhat we\u2019re seeing is terrible behavior, consistent, systematic political violence from Republicans, and when people stand up to it, then they describe that as \u2018strong language on both sides.\u2019\u201d
The \u201cboth sides\u201d argument was part of a statement issued by McCarthy\u2019s communications director, Matt Sparks, in the wake of public condemnation of the congressman\u2019s tweet.
\u201cUnderstanding the particular sensitivity of the past 24 hours in the political climate today that has led to specific threats on both sides of the aisle, we will redouble our focus on our agenda of results,\u201d Sparks said, according to CNN.
Responding to Trump\u2019s tweet on Sunday, Steyer wrote, \u201c @realdonaldtrump just tweeted at me in his typical insulting style after watching @CNNsotu. It is unthinkable that in the midst of the horrible political violence our president would resort to name-calling instead of repairing the damage to the fabric of our country.\u201d
Tapper responded by tweeting, \u201cThanks for watching CNN, Mr. President!\u201d<\/p>\n

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