Trump blames the news media for the increase in political division felt across the country

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October 29, 2018 3:12 AM

Trump's comment follow a shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday that left 11 dead. And last week, bombs were mailed to a number of political figures.

Pittsburgh synagogue which left 11 people dead
bombs were mailed to a number of political and media figures

President Donald Trump blamed "fake news" for political division and hatred felt across the United States on Sunday night, following a shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that is being prosecuted as a hate crime.

Trump wrote that "fake news" is "doing everything in their power to blame Republicans, Conservatives" and him for political divisions felt across the country.

He asserted that it was "fake and dishonest" media reporting that was "causing problems far greater."

The Fake News is doing ever... @ Donald J. Trump

Trump's tweet comes just a day after a shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue left 11 people dead in what has been called the "

nd last week, bombs were mailed to a number of political and media figures linked to the Democratic Party, including

The man arrested for allegedly sending the bombsCesar Sayoc Jr., was taken into custody in Plantation, Florida. He was reportedly arrested near a Dodge Ram van which was covered in politically charged bumper stickers, many of which express support for Trump and the Republican Party.

Earlier on Sunday, Trump lashed out at Democratic donor Tom Steyer saying he looked like "," two days after authorities intercepted a suspicious package meant Steyer.

After Saturday's shooting, Vice President Mike Pence rejected a suggestion that Trump's political rhetoric, which includes calling his opponents names, contributed to the recent violence.

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