They were mailed in manila envelopes with six Forever stamps and the Florida address of former Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz on the return label, containing “potentially destructive devices,” the FBI said. Here’s what to know about the suspicious packages sent to prominent politicians and CNN this week: Packages were sent to the Obamas, Clintons and other DemocratsĪt least 10 similar packages were sent to prominent Democrats or Democratic supporters and recovered between Oct. The New York Police Department later confirmed on Twitter that “the report of a suspicious package at the Time Warner Building has been investigated by NYPD officers and has been deemed SAFE, no hazardous items found.” The Time Warner Center houses CNN headquarters in New York. “Thus far, they have shown no comprehension of that.”Īlthough the motive behind the packages and the identity of those responsible are not yet known, the individual recipients are high-profile Democrats, many of whom have been been critical of the Trump Administration, and a media outlet that is a frequent target of Trump’s ire during rallies and on Twitter.ĬNN received a further scare Thursday evening when part of the Time Warner Center mall in Manhattan was evacuated as authorities checked out a report of two unattended packages, the Associated Press reported. “The president, and especially the White House press secretary, should understand their words matter,” said Zucker, the president of CNN Worldwide. The Trump Administration has frequently sought to undermine the press by calling the media “fake news,” singling out critical journalists and accusing major news outlets of lying. Mainstream Media must clean up its act, FAST!”ĬNN chief Jeff Zucker weighed in late Wednesday, denouncing remarks made by Trump and White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. “It has gotten so bad and hateful that it is beyond description. “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,” he said in a tweet Thursday morning. “The media also has a responsibility to set a civil tone and to stop the endless hostility and constant negative and oftentimes false attacks and stories,” Trump said to a cheering crowd.
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