Trump seemingly tweets conspiracy theory about bombs sent to his critics

UPDATE: Oct. 26, 2018, 12:48 p.m. EDT Updated to include Trump's comments after arrest of suspect.

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President Donald Trump is using his Twitter account to seemingly push a conspiracy theory, this time surrounding the dozen (and counting) bombs sent to critics of his administration. 

Throughout the week, authorities have responded to alerts of explosive devices sent to prominent Democratic figures like former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama, and former Vice President Joe Biden. 

As the number of packages increased to 12 on Friday morning, Trump used Twitter to seemingly push an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory among the right-wing fringe that the bombs may be a false flag meant to give Democrats a sympathy boost in the upcoming midterm elections. Shortly after Trump's tweet, news broke that an arrest had been made in connection with the packages. Read more...

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