Transcript for POTUS speaks out on bomb scares
We heard the president from the white house this afternoon calling for unity. Butch it does lead to scrutiny tonight of the political rhetoric in this country, and has it finally reached a breaking point? Here’s ABC’s senior white house correspondent Cecilia Vega tonight. Reporter: President trump’s message today, a sober call for unity. This egregious conduct is abhorrent to everything we hold dear and sacred as Americans. Reporter: But CNN president Jeff Zucker mincing no words, writing, “There is a total and complete lack of understanding at the white house about the seriousness of their continued attacks on the media.” Moments like this, just six days ago in Montana. President trump praising a Republican congressman who pleaded guilty to body slamming a reporter. Greg is smart. And by the way, never wrestle him. You understand? Never. Any guy that can do a body slam, he’s my kind of — he’s my guy. I shouldn’t say that — there’s nothing to be embarrassed about. So, let’s bring in Cecilia Vega, live at the white house. The president calling the pipe bombs abhorrent, but it’s going to lead to questions about the rhetoric we’ve been hearing in the country for some time now. Reporter: David, and the white house is already facing those questions tonight, and that is because of what happened today. All of the targets are people that the president regularly attacks himself. Now, there is discussions among some sources about whether he might want to tone it down in the wake of what happened today, but all of the consensus says that no one speaking for Donald Trump except Donald Trump himself. The question now with less than two weeks to go in these midterms, will he immediate this call for unity? All right, Cecilia Vega with us tonight. Thank you, Cecilia.
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