MSNBC host Joe Scarborough has directly blamed President Donald Trump for a domestic terror threat which allegedly targeted him and a host of Democratic lawmakers and other media figures.
The co-host of Morning Joe launched his blistering attack Thursday morning after U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant Christopher Paul Hasson, 49, stood accused of drawing up a hit list to conduct a mass killing.
Scarborough used a segment on his show to say: 'This is pretty simple. It's all on the president's shoulders. It's all the president's fault.
'And he sits there with his mouth shut, for once in his life, doesn't say anything, doesn't tweet anything, which, of course, makes it even more on him.'
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MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, left, has directly blamed President Donald Trump, right, for a domestic terror threat. Trump had earlier tweeted: 'The New York Times reporting is false. They are a true ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE'
The co-host of Morning Joe launched his blistering attack Thursday morning, pictured
The publisher of The New York Times warned that Trump's attacks on the press are 'reckless'
Hasson, a former Marine who worked at Coast Guard headquarters in Washington, was arrested last week. Federal agents found 15 firearms and over 1,000 rounds of ammunition following a raid on his basement apartment in Silver Spring.
They allege that Hasson began the process of targeting specific victims and had compiled a list of prominent congressional Democrats, 2020 presidential candidates, activists and media commentators.
Christopher Paul Hasson is accused of building up an arsenal of weapons to carry out a domestic terror attack and had created a 'hit-list' that included journalists
His online search records show he searched for 'joe Scarborough' after reading media
