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Michael Moore issued a statement Friday after a photo of his face with a crosshairs superimposed over it was seen on the van allegedly owned by the man arrested in connection with a wave of mail bombs.
"The accused bomber plastered a picture of me on the side of his van, with a crosshairs target over my face. Actually, the target is over my neck, which I'll take a minor concession on his part, "Moore said in a statement (via The Hollywood Reporter).
Tea Fahrenheit 11/9 filmmaker then blamed Donald trump and fox News for pushing the dangerous rhetoric that inspired the perpetrator, identified as 56-year-old Cesar Sayoc, to the explosive devices to those in politics and the media who have criticized the president.
"The threat of right-wing violence against figures on the American left is not new. It is not an aberration. It is not a violation of norms. It is the norm, "Moore said.
"Rupert Murdoch's Fox News Channel and right-wing radio have taken the lead, and they have helped to create an angry and violent conspiracy theorists. those airwaves. These angry right wing men have been openly encouraged to act on those lies, even when they were very close to Trump was tweeting his doubts that the bombs were real. "
Like Robert De Niro, Moore, the people of the world [Trump] instigates and nurtures. "
"Sadly, the new and dangerous dynamic of political violence in America is now promoted by the President of the United States," Moore said. "There are millions and millions of us who will never be intimidated, who will be back down, and who will show up on Election Day."
A close-up of the van, now seized by authorities, which reportedly belongs to parcel bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc: pic.twitter.com/ZxNGaR9ux3
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