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Federal investigators are looking into who left a pipe bomb in the mailbox of shady liberal billionaire George Soros’ New York mansion Tuesday. In the wake of the bomb attack, the liberal broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, and Spanish-language networks Telemundo and Univision) rushed to cover the attack and parrot Soros’ condemnation of the “politics of hate”. But their concern for Soros came after all of them had ignored violent assaults and threat against conservative candidates and lawmakers.
Sensationalist anchor David Muir kicked off the report during ABC’s World News Tonight by seemingly pinning the blame for the attack on President Trump. “[T]he FBI on the scene north of New York City after a live bomb was left in the mailbox of a philanthropist who funds Democratic causes and is a frequent target of criticism from the President,” he declared.
“As they hunt for a suspect, federal investigators are reviewing surveillance video to figure out who dropped that package. Soros, who donates to liberal causes, has been a target of conservatives,” echoed ABC reporter Erielle Reshef. To feign objectivity, she also noted people shouting at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
CBS anchor Jeff Glor only dedicated a news brief to the bomb attack during CBS Evening News. “Soros, who is 88, was not at home. He has spent large amounts of money supporting Democrats and progressive causes, which has made him a target of criticism from by many right-wing groups,” he said.
“George Soros, who frequently donates to Democrat candidates and causes and often the target of conspiracy theories, including in recent days about that migrant caravan,” decried anchor Lester Holt during NBC Nightly News.
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