approximately half an hour after the New York City bombing that wounded 29 people won critically. Donald Trump deplaneed and then he promptly said that a, quote, bomb went off in New York. He added, we've got to get very tough. It's a terrible thing what's going on in our world, what's going on in our country, but we are going to get tough and smart and vigilant, and we are going to end it. And the media lost its collective mind. How could Trump jump to the conclusion

that a trash can did not spontaneously explode and hurt 30 people on the same day somebody attempted

to blow up a pipe bomb near a military race in New Jersey? What fool, what crazy fool, would

leap to such conclusions? CNN tutted, quote, typically national political figures use caution

when describing unfolding situation and law enforcement actions.

Like when, you know, Obama said that the officers in Cambridge, Massachusetts acted stupidly.

Keith Oberman said, quote, dear Donald Trump, I'm sorry the explosion in Chelsea scared you so much when everyone in Chelsea seems fine.

Hashtag you exploitative scumbag, except for the 30 people who are wounded. Democratic consultant, John Aerovosis, tweeted, hey, there's a surprise. Donald Trump decided to use the New York explosion to his political advantage, as opposed to Democrats who say every crisis is an opportunity. Jamil Smith of MT News tweeted, does everyone know how effing dangerous it is to say this? We here in New York don't know what it was, but he does, NYPD, New York Fire Department, don't know if it was a bomb in Chelsea,

but Trump does? Well, yeah. Clary Jeffrey of Mother Jones tweeted, don't be like Trump

and spread misinformation. Nobody knows what caused Chelsea explosion could be gas leak or other

accident. That narrative fell apart about two hours afterward when Hillary Clinton,

while ripping Trump for supposedly jumping the gun, described the New York City bombing as a bombing

herself. Whoopsie. Much of the media criticism, incredibly, came after Hillary had already confirmed

that the bombing was a bombing. Is it any wonder nobody trusts the media when their first reaction

to a terror bombing in a major city is to wonder about a politician saying that a bombing. Is it any wonder nobody trusts the media when their first reaction to a terror

bombing in a major city is to wonder about a politician saying that a bombing is a bombing,

just a little bit too early? I'm Ben Shapiro. This is the Ben Shapiro show.

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