'Wait. What?' Philippe Reines has NO right to play this game with Donald Trump's 'rhetoric'

For some reason, MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell thought Philippe Reines would be a good person to talk to about the recent bomb threats against Democratic politicians and officials:

.@PhilippeReines: if you are looking at who they have targeted so far, it is almost like they are following Donald Trump's Twitter feed #AMR

— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) October 24, 2018

Philippe Reines, longtime Hillary Clinton side, just now on MSNBC says we have to ask how responsible @realDonaldTrump is for these suspicious package attacks because of his rhetoric.

— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) October 24, 2018

Exact Quote: "If you are looking at who they have targeted so far, it is almost like they are following Donald Trump’s Twitter feed … You have to ask how much Donald Trump is responsible for the climate where things like this happen.”

— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) October 24, 2018

Has Philippe Reines listened to his own rhetoric lately?

I'm sure MSNBC really took Reines to task for this. https://t.co/d6H5GNj6Wb

— BT (@back_ttys) October 24, 2018

Spoiler alert: They didn’t.

They should have, though. Because this was disgusting:

Here is Obama's former deputy secretary of state, Philippe Reines, excusing, and perhaps even promoting, attacking Mitch McConnell while he eats with his wife in a restaurant. McConnell "got away with murder" on Merrick Garland, so "this is fine." pic.twitter.com/6A70d9hIqR

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) October 21, 2018

Recommended

Scott Jennings Explains the ‘Patriotism Gap’ Between Republicans and Democrats to CNN’s Anderson Cooper

Warren Squire

Advertisement

Take a seat, Philippe.

Didn't Reines just accuse Mitch McConnell of murdering Merrick Garland? Now he's pretending he's worried about rhetoric? I don't remember any of this concern after the ricin mailings to Republicans last week.

— David E (@David_E999) October 24, 2018

Neither do we.

And which Dem was responsible for the Scalise shooting?

— SarahAnnRhoades (@SarahAnnRhoades) October 24, 2018

So Pelosi and Maxine Water are to blame for these thenhttps://t.co/NrRJX1e4AA

— Michael (@BballMichael) October 24, 2018

I have to ask;
How responsible @HillaryClinton is for the Ricin attacks on General Mattis and Sen Collins because of her rhetoric

— Paul A. Rowe (@paulandrewrowe) October 24, 2018

Reines would be far better off following this advice:

Wait. What?@PhilippeReines was just on TV Sunday promoting in your face incivility and hostile public yelling at Republicans is now blaming Trump for bomb scares?
Time to chill out.

— Charles V Payne (@cvpayne) October 24, 2018

Stop. Just stop.

— Amor the Moai (@AmorTheMoai) October 24, 2018