Brennan rips Trump for attacking media after attempted bomb attacks: ‘Stop blaming others. Look in the mirror’

Former CIA Director John Brennan ripped President Trump on Thursday for a tweet blaming the media for anger in society, saying that Trump should “look in the mirror.”

Brennan, a frequent Trump critic who was the intended target of the pipe bomb delivered to CNN’s offices on Wednesday, said that the president’s rhetoric was “disgraceful.”

“Your inflammatory rhetoric, insults, lies, & encouragement of physical violence are disgraceful.”

Brennan also stressed that Trump’s critics “will not be intimidated into silence.”

Stop blaming others. Look in the mirror. Your inflammatory rhetoric, insults, lies, & encouragement of physical violence are disgraceful. Clean up your act….try to act Presidential. The American people deserve much better. BTW, your critics will not be intimidated into silence. https://t.co/cS5qNiuU7o

— John O. Brennan (@JohnBrennan) October 25, 2018

Trump said in a tweet earlier Thursday that “a big part” of the anger in society today is caused by “purposely false and inaccurate reporting” from mainstream media.

“It has gotten so bad and hateful that it is beyond description. Mainstream Media must clean up its act, FAST!” he said.

A very big part of the Anger we see today in our society is caused by the purposely false and inaccurate reporting of the Mainstream Media that I refer to as Fake News. It has gotten so bad and hateful that it is beyond description. Mainstream Media must clean up its act, FAST!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 25, 2018

{mosads}The president’s tweet came just one day after explosive devices were mailed to several prominent Democrats and CNN, which the president has labeled as “fake news.”

Packages were intercepted before reaching the residences of former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and former Attorney General Eric Holder were also targeted, although the package meant for Holder was sent back to the listed return address, the Florida office of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D).

Brennan joins Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) in highlighting Trump’s rhetoric in a heated political environment.

“Time and time again, the President has condoned physical violence and divided Americans with his words and his actions,” the congressional leaders wrote in a statement Wednesday.

“President Trump’s words ring hollow until he reverses his statements that condone acts of violence.”