Prominent opponents of US President Donald Trump had packages with explosives in the Post. An escalation that comes as no surprise, says DW correspondent Michael Knigge.
Something Important first: The investigation is still ongoing with regard to Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and other Democrats related persons, as well as on CNN, mailed explosive devices. Therefore you should not speculate who is behind this series of Attack, which took place on Monday, when they found an explosive device in the Post of the US billionaire George Soros.
One can and must say: The political climate in the United States is deeply poisoned, the country is increasingly divided. This climate prepared the ground for politically motivated attacks. And it is equally important to note that it was US President Donald Trump, has ensured that the political climate in the United States continues to decline.
Incitement to violence
He won make the race for the presidency with panic, personal attacks on his rivals and verbal attacks on the media, which he referred to repeatedly as the enemies of the people. Trumps list with linguistic gaffes and vague threats against anyone who disagrees is a long one.
Just a couple of examples in terms of Hillary Clinton, once the presidential candidate of the Democrats: Trump and let his enthemmten Fans of the “Lock them up!” shouted. He indicated that supporters of the second amendment, the Carrying of weapons to the US-a fundamental right, something that could be done, Clinton stop. And he asked what would happen if the Bodyguards of his rival would be armed.
DW-the US correspondent Michael Knigge
There is a certain logic to that-iron followers can interpret his Remarks in a way that Trump won’t tolerate political violence, if not would be in favour of.
After the violent death of a counter-protester at a March by right-wing extremists in Charlottesville (Virginia) hesitated, the U.S. President, first of all, to condemn the perpetrators is clear. The day before, had referred to complied with the Trump – of the General Public – at a campaign event, even as a Nationalist. Elsewhere were repeatedly hear from him hints in terms of Attacks on media and political opponents.
And a few weeks ago, Trump warned in a non-public Meeting of evangelicals from acts of violence by the Left, should win the opposition Democrats in the midterm elections in November.
Trumps hateful rhetoric is based on an attitude of winning at any price that accepts no criticism and no compromises. A normally problematic character trait, but when it comes to the President of the most powerful Nation in the world – to the great danger.
Advanced Division
All of this is, of course, nothing New. To a certain extent, we have initiated accustomed to Trumps failures, after he laughed at first, widely – 2015 presidential election campaign with the allegation that Mexicans are “rapists”. In the meantime, no one is laughing at Trump.
In the short time since he entered three years ago, the political stage, he transformed the Republican party alone in his personal political fighting machine. In the result, he ripped open the already existing social divisions in the U.S., and deepened to an extent, as it seemed hardly possible.
That some of his followers – or anyone – could interpret the rhetoric and behavior of the President may be as a prompt, violent action against Trump critics of the act, should not surprise anyone.