Donald Trump’s relentless attacks on the news media, lawmakers and critics are in the spotlight in the wake of what appears to be several targeted bombing attempts aimed at the people who Trump has repeatedly singled-out with hate speech on the campaign trail. Fox News and Republicans are trying to shift blame to Democrats, while the mainstream media have been reluctant to draw a direct connection between Trump’s campaign rhetoric and the bomber. But late-night comics and Hollywood celebrities are putting the blame squarely on the president’s shoulders. For the rest of this story, click here.
Keith Girard has four decades of experience as an award-winning reporter, editor-in-chief, and senior media executive. Keith’s career began in Washington, D.C., where he was a reporter for The Washington Post and a contributing editor for Regardie’s and Washingtonian magazines. He also worked as a writer/producer in CNN’s Washington Bureau and has written non-fiction books on the U.S. Marines in the Gulf War and Donald Trump and two novels, “The Heidelberg Conundrum” and “The Curse of Northam Bay.”