Jesse Watters called foul on the media drawing a line from President Donald Trump‘s violent rhetoric to the violent incidents of last week: the pipe bombs mailed by one of his supporters to prominent Democrats and the media, and the massacre of 11 at a synagogue by a gunman who was enraged by the migrant caravan in Mexico.

Watters first lamented that politicians in Philadelphia refused to join Trump as he visited the Pittsburgh synagogue, blaming the decision on partisan politics.

“Unfortunately, politicians watch television and they get their cues,” he said.

When The Five co-host Juan Williams claimed Trump’s rhetoric for contributing to the current climate, Watters called his comments “cheap.”

Watters turned to former President Barack Obama, and the shootings of police officers that occurred during his administration.

“I just want to say one thing. When there was shootings of police officers, and officers in this country were executed in New York City and in Texas during the Obama Administration, no one blamed Barack Obama for his anti-police rhetoric, or supporting Black Lives Matter,” Watters said. “No one linked him to that. No one said his rhetoric contributed to an atmosphere where cops were killed. We were all very prudent and responsible.”

Evidence of Obama’s alleged “anti-police rhetoric” is scant. Regardless, he did get blamed by many in conservative media — particularly at Fox News — for the killing of against police officers during his administration.

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