Trump whines that the media didn’t implicate Obama in the Charleston church murders

This is nonsense. I think it’s clear that Trump strongly influenced the alleged bomber. Without Trump’s frequent criticism of Maxine Waters, do you think a guy in Florida would even know the name of a House member in California. I think Fox and Trump both influence the Pittsburgh killer. We don’t know the motives of the Kentucky killer yet.

How on earth does Trump think Obama should be blamed for an attack by a white supremacist on black people? Sad!

In his first television interview since a mail bomb scare and a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, Trump said that journalists did not seek to implicate Obama in a racially motivated shooting at an African-American church in Charleston in 2015 https://t.co/CspSDuudwU

— POLITICO (@politico) October 30, 2018

The context for this was Trump's unhappiness with the Washington Post front page that mentioned him in connection with the attacks this month. Trump said this was unfair, that they didn't do this for Obama and Charleston. https://t.co/PMmLxidl8B

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 30, 2018

Genuinely puzzled— what Obama rhetoric would have inspired the Charleston killer? (Trump just complained Obama didn’t get blamed for that)

— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) October 30, 2018

Haley rips critics blaming Trump for synagogue shooting: “We didn’t once blame Obama” for Charleston church shooting https://t.co/DRqroJxObX pic.twitter.com/XGzM2MajFH

— The Hill (@thehill) October 30, 2018

Amb Haley, I genuinely respect you but this is just false. Obama didn’t go rally after Charleston or send shitty sports tweets. He called community leaders. I was there for days like this. Even if you can’t change what happened, you can choose how you respond. Empathy not chaos.

— alyssa “please vote” mastromonaco (@AlyssaMastro44) October 30, 2018

I thought President Obama after Charleston shooting was extraordinary. https://t.co/98mpMJlxGG

— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) October 29, 2018

Donald Trump once again links Bernie Sanders to the Congressional baseball practice shooting, but throws in a new twist: President Obama unfairly evaded blame for the shooting of Black Americans inside a church in Charleston. pic.twitter.com/ZCe5gbKion

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 30, 2018

Trump and others wonder why Bernie Sanders wasn’t blamed for the shootings of Congressional Republicans. Sanders did not criticize specific people like Trump does. It’s not the same thing.

Longer quote about Obama: "Bernie Sanders had a fan who shot a very good friend of ours, Steve Scalise, and other people. He was a total maniac. Nobody puts his name in the headline…*I* was in the headline…they didn't do that with President Obama with the church."

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 30, 2018

Trump wants to end birthright citizenship by executive order

This won’t happen – it’s just a way to get his bigots riled up for the midterms.

The founders set up the constitution so the president can’t do what he’s proposing to do with birthright citizenship. It’s a stunt, like sending the troops to a border for a non-existent invasion.

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 30, 2018

House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday broke with Donald Trump and contested his claims that he could circumvent the 14th Amendment https://t.co/gGFGHXuclg

— POLITICO (@politico) October 30, 2018

House Speaker Paul Ryan rejects President Trump’s idea of ending birthright citizenship by executive order – The Washington Post https://t.co/bOPLUhENyw

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 30, 2018

Clarification: Legal scholars broadly agree the 14th Amendment's language covers children of undocumented immigrants, and the Supreme Court addressed it in a footnote to a 1982 casehttps://t.co/2DhM3q1Nrp

— POLITICO (@politico) October 30, 2018

GOP lobbyist just told me this birthright issue was raised by Trump so Republicans in leadership and in tough districts can attack him. It makes a lot of sense. The GOP can fight the message that they’re all Trump pawns. A message that has resonated nationwide, because it’s true.

— Scott Dworkin (@funder) October 30, 2018

Trump says no other country has birthright citizenship. He’s wrong. https://t.co/8wPZhJAgsD

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 30, 2018

Can Donald Trump end birthright citizenship with an executive order? Probably not https://t.co/3ZelOoXppU pic.twitter.com/tmwSzbef5r

— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) October 30, 2018

Opinion | Steve Vladeck: No, Trump can't reverse birthright citizenship. Here's why. https://t.co/8HBSz2Kje3

— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 30, 2018

"With this court, you never know." https://t.co/Hq2GQgJURh

— Scott Lemieux (@LemieuxLGM) October 30, 2018

May 5, 2016 https://t.co/uYRDqkeumN

— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) October 30, 2018

Trump wants to end birthright citizenship. A judge he appointed says he can’t. https://t.co/v1SQ1cJnVp

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 30, 2018

Another reason why the Trump's attack on birthright citizenship is not just a "distraction"…

As @JamilSmith tweeted, the 14th Amendment gave citizenship to former slaves in 1868. This is not just an immigration issue, its about the historical place of black people in the U.S.

— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) October 30, 2018

Russians Flock to Trump Properties to Give Birth to U.S. Citizens

Trump attacks recipient of one of the bombs

Trump has learned nothing from this terrible week. He will never provide moral leadership for our country. He is part of the problem, not part of the solution.

Tom Steyer was one of the Democrats targeted with a pipe bomb by a crazed Trump supporter. Three days later, Trump is back to calling Steyer a “lunatic” on Twitter. https://t.co/p88s8QXCce

— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) October 28, 2018

.@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.

— Tom Steyer (@TomSteyer) October 28, 2018

Trump Illinois rally – 10/27/18

Trump is doing a campaign rally in Murphysboro, Illinois. Tweets in this thread. Mute if this is too much Trump for one afternoon.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 27, 2018

Trump fact check

NEW: We followed everything Trump said for two days this week… and fact-checked dozens of claims. We found exaggerations, lies, half-truths, misleading statements and some facts. Read it all right here. https://t.co/1qTbDvTux2

— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) October 26, 2018

Trump’s rhetoric is conducive to violence

what a piece of crap as a human being

President Donald Trump said he has no plans to call former President Barack Obama or other individuals who were the targets of pipe bombs mailed this week — "I think we'll probably pass" https://t.co/cDSm5a2xjG pic.twitter.com/J44dCETv4J

— CNN (@CNN) October 26, 2018

What a snake https://t.co/gsWrVKPImu

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) October 26, 2018

he is illustrating a piece of the problem. obsession with media “bias” stems in part from denial of reality, which in turn fuels extremism https://t.co/2j74XoWOXL

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 26, 2018

Committee to Protect Journalists releases statement: "It would be reckless and dangerous for President Trump to continue his rhetorical assaults on the press and branding of journalists as enemies of the people after this spate of package bombs aimed at political figures and CNN" pic.twitter.com/GO1v0ZG4Vf

— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) October 26, 2018

The culprit behind the bombs mailed to the president’s critics is unknown. But counterterrorism veterans warn that the incendiary rhetoric from Trump is conducive to political violence https://t.co/DHmBpiB3kU

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) October 25, 2018

A very big part of the Anger we see today in our society is caused by the purposely false & inaccurate statements made by @realDonaldTrump & his administration every single day. https://t.co/Yqj2GszyeM

— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) October 25, 2018

Trump lies when he says Democrats want to give cars to undocumented immigrants

Who would believe this crap?

NEW: Donald Trump says Democrats want to give cars to undocumented immigrants. Nope. https://t.co/bpZSHZ4Ya2 pic.twitter.com/CAxmXKmWcg

— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) October 22, 2018

The rapid evolution of a Trump lie:

At his Arizona rally on Friday, he said that "next thing you know" Democrats will want to give unauthorized immigrants free cars.

At his Nevada rally on Saturday, he said they already do "want to give them cars." pic.twitter.com/IBpFSxZBqb

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 21, 2018

Trump lies about the Puerto Rico government

Trump falsely accuses Puerto Rico leaders of trying to use hurricane relief to pay off debts https://t.co/hGC8OAh9Bu

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 23, 2018

Trump is running on lies and fear

He has really gone for the bottom. Why isn’t he talking about 3.7% unemployment? I think he understands his cult is motivated by bigotry and fear and will believe anything he says. It’s frightening. It worked in 2016 and may work now. Trump doesn’t care if he divides the country. He just cares about winning at any cost.

Trump is running a midterm campaign based on stoking racial divisions and fear of immigrants, and in some cases the GOP is making open appeals to racism @AsteadWesley & me, w/@llerer @elizabethjdias @jwpetersNYT >>https://t.co/oSPncMl3ti

— Alex Burns (@alexburnsNYT) October 23, 2018

All lies, all the time. My story on Trump's midterms strategy of making things up to scare people, especially about Democrats and dark-skinned foreigners: https://t.co/YtVAob2gxd

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 22, 2018

“Trump’s embrace of a fraught term — ‘nationalist’ — could cement a dangerous racial divide”

“Trump and Republicans settle on fear — and falsehoods — as a midterm strategy”

Also key: how it gets reported. Lies spread & get reinforced when they're repeated. The way to debunk them, psychologists say, is to report the truth first, before the lie. https://t.co/CMyDkmMyqR https://t.co/ubtVn1a91a

— Holly Ojalvo (@heoj) October 22, 2018

My only prediction for the midterms: Already Dark Trump is going to get darker and uglier by Election Day. Much darker and uglier. And every GOPer who doesn't speak out or quit the party is complicit.

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) October 23, 2018

.⁦@MaxBoot⁩ on Trump’s “cynical ploy to use racism and xenophobia as voter turnout tools.” ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ https://t.co/CAaevLo0kk

— Caroline Baum (@cabaum1) October 23, 2018

Facing what could be a sweeping defeat next month, Trump and Republicans play to the their supporters’ paranoia https://t.co/EtiYAvlGuy

— Salon (@Salon) October 23, 2018

Trump lies about another tax cut before the elections

He’s just making this crap up.

White House officials spent the day trying to decode what Trump meant because no one knew of any policy proposal related to his grand promise of upcoming tax cuts for the middle class https://t.co/uLgXoiPkO3

— POLITICO (@politico) October 22, 2018

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— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 22, 2018

Trump’s lies are so insidious because they are believed. There are likely millions of voters who wrongly believe a wall is being built. How many duped supporters are making awful financial decisions based on Trump lying about a middle class tax cut that literally doesn’t exist?

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) October 22, 2018

-There is no new legislative tax cut circulating on the Hill, 10% or otherwise.
-Sr GOPers in both chambers have no idea what POTUS is talking about.
-No time/will to pass anything in lame duck either.
-Don't even get me started on it being referred to as a "resolution"

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— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) October 22, 2018

Asked about President Trump’s recent comments about a new tax cut proposal, Speaker Paul Ryan’s office is referring questions back to the White House

— Ashley Killough (@KilloughCNN) October 22, 2018

“He knows he’s lying. Everybody in Congress knows he’s lying. The reporters know he’s lying. So why is he doing it?” – @JoeNBC notes that Congress is not in session as @realDonaldTrump promises tax cut for the middle class ahead of the midterm elections.
https://t.co/aQ8SD5aF5S

— Democratic Coalition (@TheDemCoalition) October 22, 2018

Trump is loving this new line about a 'major middle class tax cut' ahead of November elections — even tho no one I have spoken to in WH, Hill, or among tax geeks knows what he is talking about…

— Nancy Cook (@nancook) October 22, 2018

Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have been promising more tax cuts to get voters out for the midterms With Congress out of session, and given how last year's #TaxScam benefited billionaires and big businesses, it's a myth. #TellEveryVoter https://t.co/LvRx4wl961

— Swing Left (@swingleft) October 22, 2018

Yesterday Trump said he is "studying deeply" a "major tax cut for middle income people." When asked for a time frame for that, Trump predicted "sometime around the 1st of November, maybe a little before that."

One issue … Congress is not in session until after Election Day. pic.twitter.com/mIHLimOdBD

— Kasie DC (@KasieDC) October 21, 2018

update 10/23/18:

Trump's advisers want Congress to "hold a symbolic vote promising a tax cut in the future."

Yes, you read that right. This is the extent of Trump's 10% tax cut "plan" for the middle class. https://t.co/v5ap31lEfW via @damianpaletta @ericawerner #taxes #TaxCuts

— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) October 23, 2018

Brady says he's working with Trump on new tax cut – POLITICO https://t.co/zTG8up1WrH

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 23, 2018

Brady pretty clear here there’s no middle-class tax cut plan ready to go as Trump has suggested in recent days. https://t.co/hWR8vws3ls

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 23, 2018