'Death by Trump?' Salon diagnoses cause of reported increase in 'self-harm' deaths

The New York Times published a report Saturday about an increase in deaths due to drug overdoses and suicides among young white adults.

Salon has graciously helped diagnose a contributing factor:

"The skyrocketing trend of death due to self-harm cannot be considered as unrelated to the Trump phenomenon" https://t.co/1sgPAvo9lY

— Salon (@Salon) January 20, 2016

At least they didn’t blame “climate change,” so maybe it’s a start.

https://twitter.com/MericaMcFreedom/status/689899081141891072
https://twitter.com/NefiWong/status/689903528064749568

#salon Trump is also responsible for flatulence at Salon posing as journalism. https://t.co/49ZJ6hidA7

— Waldo Pepper (@BlogEyesOnMedia) January 20, 2016

https://twitter.com/The_Extrange/status/689930827870932993

Communist shithole East Germany had one of the highest suicide rates. People prefered death over communist paradise. https://t.co/3Ocy97ftyH

— We are all Kamlesh Tiwari ?? (@tweetingsourav) January 20, 2016

https://twitter.com/JeSuisMiIo/status/689903092461006848

@Salon The skyrocketing trend of death due to self-harm cannot be considered as unrelated to the musings of https://t.co/WLGV9wm47O.

— Zubi (@BeardedGunny) January 20, 2016

Whenever you think @Salon can't get more Salon, they Salon some more until they're so Salon you wouldn't believe it. https://t.co/uOJ89WQeGA

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 20, 2016