White House scolds bomb threat victims for criticizing Trump

No Images? Click here         Sarah Huckabee Sanders Scolds Bomb Threat Victims For Criticizing Trump White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday that President Donald Trump will “continue to fight back” against people who speak out against him, even after a number of his high-profile critics were the intended targets of explosive devices last week.  At her first press conference since early this month, reporters pressed Sanders to speak about the connection some people have made between the president vilifying the media and his political opponents and a Trump supporter attempting to mail bombs to several of his targets.  “The president’s going to continue to draw contrast,” Sanders said when a reporter asked if Trump would cease calling out Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) during his rallies, or stop using nicknames like “crooked Hillary Clinton” and encouraging “lock her up” chants in reference to the former secretary of state. Clinton and Waters were among the intended recipients of last week’s bomb attempts.  “Let’s not forget that these same Democrats have repeatedly attacked the president, whether it was Eric Holder saying ‘Kick ‘em when they’re down,’ whether it was Hillary Clinton saying, ‘You can’t be civil until Democrats have control of Congress,’ or whether it was Maxine Waters who encouraged her supporters to get up not just in the president’s face, but all administration officials’ faces,” Sanders said. READ MORE     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? President Donald Trump plans to visit Pittsburgh on Tuesday, four days after an anti-Semitic gunman killed 11 people at a synagogue, and after pushback from Jewish leaders in the city who noted Trump’s promotion of white nationalism, a core part of his political rise. READ MORE Attorney General Jeff Sessions was interrupted by Bible verses on Monday at a Federalist Society event in Boston when religious leaders stood up and called for Sessions to “repent.” The attorney general was giving a speech about religious liberty. A man who appeared to be a minister and who identified himself as a United Methodist ― the same faith as Sessions’ ― recited a Bible verse about taking in strangers. READ MORE In its final ad of the 2018 election cycle, President Donald Trump’s campaign highlighted the economic gains made under his administration, warning that they will be undone if voters hand the reins over to Democrats in the November midterm elections. READ MORE    .     ICYMI A community comes together after the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history. “What happened yesterday will not break us,” Rabbi Jonathan Perlman told the crowd. “It will not ruin us.”   Fighting corruption is on the ballot in three states and two cities this November. Anti-corruption activists are looking to voters to enact ethics oversight of their state’s politicians.   Liberal lawyers are reassessing their Supreme Court strategies now that they face not only a solidly conservative majority but the addition of a justice who has openly expressed animosity toward them.    . Want more?  Trump Scammed Inexperienced Investors Through Endorsement Deals, Lawsuit Claims Will Ferrell Seen Knocking On Doors In Georgia While Campaigning For Stacey Abrams Matt Drudge Tells Fox News Hosts To ‘Check Your Soul In The Makeup Chair’     HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2018 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe    . - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe