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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, DC Oct. 17, 2018.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday condemned a series of suspected mail bombing attacks on Democratic officials, saying "threats of political violence of any kind in the U.S.
The Time Warner Center in Midtown Manhattan was also evacuated, after a live explosive device and white powder were found, according to the New York Police Department. CNN News Network, which Trump has repeatedly attacked as "fake news" and "the enemy of the people," had a desk in the Time Warner Center.
CNN reported that the package was sent to the CIA Director John Brennan in care of CNN.
Trump said in his remarks that he had been briefed by the FBI, Department of Justice, Homeland Security Department and the Secret Service just before the opioid legislation event. Chief of Staff John Kelly, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, FBI Director Christopher Wray and other officials attended the event, the White House said.
"The full weight of the government is being deployed" to track down those responsible for sending suspected explosives, Trump said.
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