WTF Just Happened Today?

Day 785: Dangerous and reckless.


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1/ Trump warned that his “tough� supporters – the police, military and “Bikers for Trump� – could turn violent against Democrats and things could get “very bad, very bad� if they feel either they or Trump have been wronged by the political process. Trump made the comments in an interview with Breitbart in which he argued that the left “plays it cuter and tougher. Like with all the nonsense that they do in Congress.� Trump tweeted out a link promoting the interview Thursday night, raising concerns by several Democrats and political commentators that the comments amounted to a threat of violence. (ABC News / CNN / Washington Post / The Hill / Toronto Star / New York Magazine)

2/ Trump later deleted the tweet to his Breitbart interview that he posted as news was breaking about two mosque shootings in New Zealand, which left 49 people dead. In a manifesto posted online before the shooting, the suspected gunman praised Trump as a “a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose.� The White House did not explain why Trump deleted the tweet, but called the shooting a “vicious act of hate.� Trump called it a “horrible massacre,� but doesn’t think white nationalism is on the rise, saying “I think it’s a small group of people that have very, very serious problems.� (USA Today / Washington Post / Bloomberg / Reuters / Business Insider / Daily Beast)

  • Remington can now be sued for marketing the semiautomatic rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The 4-3 decision, which reversed a lower court’s ruling, will permit a lawsuit on behalf of the parents and relatives of the victims to proceed against the gun manufacturer of the AR-15-style rifle used to kill 20 young children and six adults in 2012. (Axios / Vice News)
  • 3/ Trump insisted that “there should be no Mueller reportâ€� a day after House unanimously voted to make the report public. Trump called Mueller’s probe “an illegal and conflicted investigation in search of a...

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