What began as a trickle of violent threats has become a storm. Federal law enforcement is finding similar manila envelopes containing explosives sent to the homes of George Soros, the Obamas, and the Clintons, as well as CNN’s New York bureau and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Florida office. While the perpetrator has not been publicly identified yet, it’s not hard to condemn these attempts for what they are: barbaric and horrific acts of political violence or intimidation.
Last summer, a terrorist opened fire on a baseball field full of congressional Republicans, nearly murdering House Majority Whip Steve Scalise. Ever since then, uncivilized political dissidents have only become more incensed. Ricin packages have targeted — thankfully, unsuccessfully — Sens. Ted Cruz and Susan Collins, CIA Director Gina Haspel, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and even the president. A Republican congressional candidate was the victim of an attempted stabbing. And now, at least five calculated attempts to terrorize two former Democratic presidents, a prominent liberal billionaire, a former head of the DNC, and a cable news channel have been intercepted in the last 24 hours.
