- The wave of suspected bombs on Wednesday and Thursday targeted well-known Democratic Party figures.
"A very big part of the Anger we see today in our society is caused by the purposely false and inaccurate reporting of the Mainstream Media that I refer to as Fake News," Trump wrote on Twitter. "It has gotten so bad and hateful that it is beyond description. Mainstream Media must clean up its act, FAST!"The wave of suspected bombs on Wednesday and Thursday targeted well-known Democratic Party figures and critics of Trump as a manhunt intensified for a serial bomber less than two weeks before congressional elections on November 6.
None of the nine devices exploded and no injuries were reported, but some top Democrats called the threats a symptom of a coarsening brand of political rhetoric promoted by Trump, who also condemned the acts.
Investigators said suspicious packages addressed to Robert De Niro and Joe Biden were similar to crude pipe bombs sent to former president Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and CNN.
Police said the package recovered in Manhattan addressed to De Niro, who dropped an expletive insult at Trump at this year's Tony Awards, was similar to the other pipe bombs recovered this week.
Biden has also criticised Trump, as recently as last week, saying Trump may not "know what he's doing" and coddles dictators.
A law enforcement source said the package addressed to Biden was intercepted at a Delaware mail facility and was similar to the others.
Suspicious packages have been seized in New York, Washington, D.C., Florida and California.
The bombs seized on Wednesday, each with a small battery, were about six inches long and packed with powder and broken glass, said a law enforcement official who viewed X-ray images.
The official said the devices were made from PVC pipe and covered with black tape.
One target of the suspicious devices, former CIA director John Brennan, hit back at Trump on Twitter on Thursday.
"Stop blaming others. Look in the mirror. Your inflammatory rhetoric, insults, lies, & encouragement of physical violence are disgraceful. Clean up your act ... try to act Presidential. The American people deserve much better. BTW, your critics will not be intimidated into silence," Brennan said.
Trump was briefed on the suspicious packages found on Thursday, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said.
Sanders said the White House continued to condemn any attempted violence and would continue to direct federal resources toward the ongoing investigation.
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