President Trump on Wednesday unleashed one of his
most inflammatory strings of tweets since his inauguration, stoking
anti-Islamic fervor by posting a series of videos first publicized by a
far-right, anti-Muslim leader from Great Britain that outraged political
leaders on both sides of the Atlantic.
The president also resurfaced unfounded allegations
that NBC News host Joe Scarborough was somehow involved in the death of an
intern who worked in his old congressional office, giving new ammunition to
critics who say he traffics in conspiracy theories.
The reaction from the media and the political class
was swift. Democrats renewed calls
